FROM A
DIFFERENT ANGLE by Kenneth Rijock
Financial Crime Consultant, for World-Check
World-Check's coverage of the FARC confirmed by captured documents
4 March 2008

For the past two years, World-Check's primary emerging threats resource, From a Different Angle, has extensively covered unfolding developments involving the covert relationship between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the FARC and the current regime in power in Venezuela. Our information, from reliable sources in the field, has been consistently correct, delivered ahead of that of mainstream media, and has given our readers important details from this troubled region. Now the senior police officer in Colombia has released information gleaned from materials seized from the possessions of the FARC second-in-command and heir apparent, and this intelligence confirms and validates the data which has appeared in the World-Check articles from the past two years. We excerpt some of the more important facts now confirmed beyond a doubt by the FARC's own documents.

Here is what World-Check first revealed in leading articles, and what the evidence has now verified:

  • The FARC is financially supported by the current Venezuelan Government.  Captured documents revealed that Venezuela has sent millions of dollars to the FARC, the most recent payment having been made in February, 2008, in the amount of $300m.

  • There is a direct and long-standing relationship between the FARC and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias. The documents show that the FARC sent 100m Pesos to Chavez whilst he was imprisoned after his earlier unsuccessful Coup D'Etat.

  • The FARC has ministerial-level meetings with officials from Venezuela. The captured material records meetings between Venezuelan Minister Ramon Rodriguez Chacin and FARC leaders.

  • The FARC is seeking to engage in nuclear terrorism. the documents show that the FARC was negotiating to take delivery of 50 kilograms of Uranium.

We shall continue to bring our readers advance details from Latin America on emerging threats, ahead of any other resource. Rely upon World-Check, first with advance news and detailed analysis on critical issues in 2008.

The facts and opinions stated in this article are those of the author and not those of World-Check. World-Check does not warrant the accuracy of any facts and opinions stated in this article, does not endorse them, and accepts no responsibility for them.

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