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Army chief announces severe penalties for army killings


New Colombian army chief general Oscar González said Monday he will severely punish those security officials who engaged in the forced disappearance or the murder on civilians.

"That is a promise to the Colombian people," the general told Caracol Radio.

"The national army is that is based on honor and the day we fail, the Colombian people is who suffers, so we can make no mistakes," he added.

González replaced formed army chief Mario Montoya who resigned after the widening scandal of army officials kidnapping and murdering civilians to make their war on illegal armed groups like the FARC seem more effective. Days before Montoya's resignation the army sacked 27 officials including 3 generals.

Colombia's Chief Prosecution's Office is investigating more than a thousand cases of possible extrajudicial executions committed by the army, but has made no arrests.




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Midnight said:

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Oh no sweetheart, you're in but not like him, he sat there for seven years taking it. Right now I'm more worried about being shot for adultery that never quite happens than anything else, today I'd take the stray bullet, at least they don't lie.

If we get a divorce I want the kids.

FARC's up, you know I believe you've just about figured out what to do when they raid the intel box. KEN I WANT JEFFEY CAN WE MAKE HIM? Go get his everything for me lets play.
 
November 10, 2008
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Midnight said:

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I was raised right outside of a military base. They ran my underwear up the flag pole at summer camp, I'm still mad.
 
November 10, 2008
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