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'FARC outsources terrorist attacks'


Colombia news - Simon Gaviria

Colombia's largest rebel group FARC is outsourcing terrorist attacks in Bogotá to common criminal gangs to revive its urban militias in the capital, House Representative for Bogotá Simón Gaviria Muñoz said Tuesday.

According to the Representative, "this guerrilla group is contracting criminal gangs to carry out these attacks to extort businessmen. This way they want to finance the reactivation of the urban militias."

Gaviria says that according to government information, the FARC pays between 200 thousand (US$78) and 300 thousand pesos (US$117) for a bomb attack.

Colombia's House of Respresentatives is discussing security in Bogotá Tuesday. Mayor Samuel Moreno was ordered to respond to the increase of crime in the capital.




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JMB said:

JMB
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¿Por que no? "Outsourcing" is the "thing" in this global economy.

I guess they are simply getting in on the trend.

Sad shame.
 
April 12, 2009
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Bluebird said:

Bluebird
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They need to learn to conduct competetive bidding process in which sealed bids are submitted for whatever job is available. I am sure they could drive down their cost throught this process!! $78.00 for a bomb attack? That's way too expensive......................
 
May 20, 2009
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