Colombian rebels foiled plot to crash plane into Congress or palace
Colombia's secret police announced the arrest of Jorge Enrique Carvajalino, the so called brains of a plan by FARC to fly a plane into the Congress building during Indo Pep Day or into the presidential palace on August 7. The pilot, paid by drug traffickers, would be killed in the mission. The group aimed to steal a plane in Bogota or Baranquilla and involved contacts with FARC leadership.
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Baranquilla
Medellin Cartel
Blair urges Europe to pool resources to rival US power
Prime Minister Tony Blair says Europe must pool military resources and pool sovereignty to gain sway on the world stage. He notes EU US tensions and argues a united defense capability would make Europe a strategic partner America needs if Saddam Hussein’s regime poses a threat and if proof supports any action.
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