Yet Another Blow to the FARC
Via the BBC: Farc 'co-ordinator' held in Spain Spanish police say they have arrested the representative of the left-wing Colombian rebel group Farc in Spain. Maria Remedios Garcia Albert, a Spanish national, was detained near Madrid, as part of a joint operation by the Spanish and Colombian authorities. [...] It is claimed that Ms Garcia helped co-ordinate the group's wider activities in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 27, 2008 10:50
U.S. Stationing Diplomats in Iran
The United States has not had a formal diplomatic presence in Iran since our embassy there was stormed and its staff taken hostage on November 4, 1979. That may soon change, Ewen MacAskin reports for The Guardian. The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month to establish a US interests section - a halfway house ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 17, 2008 12:22
Colombia Misused Red Cross Symbol in Betancourt Rescue
The daring rescue of Ingrid Betancourt from FARC terrorists misused the Red Cross symbol in violation of the Geneva Conventions. A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. Mr. Uribe said his government had apologized to the Red Cross for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 16, 2008 15:20
Chinese Terror Cops Get Segways
This story is a few days old now, but Noah Shachtman's post is the first I've seen it: Chinese elite anti-terror police officers are wheeling into action ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics on two-wheeled scooters. Members of the country's armed police unit practised on the Segway models that have been re-named 'Anti-Terror Assault Vehicles' in the eastern province of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 7, 2008 11:57
Ingrid Betancourt Rescued by Colombia Army
Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio was freed yesterday in a daring rescue by the Colombian National Army after more than five years of captivity by FARC narco-terrorists. [S]he and 14 other hostages — including three U.S. military contractors held since 2003 — were airlifted to freedom in an audaciously "perfect" operation involving military spies who tricked the rebels into handing over their prize ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 3, 2008 07:25
Caption Contest Winners
The Trashman Cometh Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: FormerHostage - Noooo they be stealin' my Bucket! (It may be I've been hangin' around at ICHC too much -- rodney dill) Second: utka - Despite all odds, Hillary is still running. Third: yethanotherjohn - Its not paranoia if they really are ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 2, 2008 22:49
Rachael Ray, Donut Terrorist
Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad spot featuring Rachael Ray wearing a scarf around her neck because some thought it was a subtle nod of support to Palestinians. Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 28, 2008 07:51
Caption Contest Winners
The Geeser Ginsu Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/William West) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: markm - TURN..dodge..parry...break a hip. Second: yetanotherjohn - Who is going to win? Depends. Third: Bithead - You should not have come, old man.... HONORABLE MENTION floyd - "let's stop for a while...I've got to take EPEE!" charles austin - Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 19, 2008 22:54
Caption Contest Winners
The The Dupes of Hazard Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AP Photo/Bob Bird) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: brainy435 - Well, it's faster than a handbasket. Second: FormerHostage - Oscar Meyer isn't the ONLY one with a Weiner-Mobile! Third: charles austin - Unsafe at any speed. HONORABLE MENTION Bithead - And in the back, a huge trunk, cleaverly hidden by a beige ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 15, 2008 19:31
Caption Contest Winners
The Star Pupils Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ren Yong) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: floyd - Unfortunately; the third brother got sad one day and drowned! Second: Steven Taylor - Them TSA guys are sharp dressers! Third: Elmo - Mmmm .... carrots. HONORABLE MENTION Cowboy Blob - Ocular Jocularity yetanotherjohn - The Sauron party rally was sparsely attended. FormerHostage - At ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 12, 2008 21:30
