Ecuador's security minister proposes multilateral force to patrol Colombian border

[bemildred]

Source: Xinhua

Ecuador's security minister on Tuesday proposed setting up a multilateral peace-keeping force to police Colombia's border if the country is unable to patrol it by itself.

Speaking to the nation's Constituent Assembly, the minister, Gustavo Larrea, said Colombia has no military garrisons to guard its border with Ecuador, the hideout of rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

"Our proposal to the international community, the Organization of American States and the United Nations is this: if Colombia cannot police its borders, let there be an international peace-keeping force," Larrea said.

He reiterated Ecuador's condemnation of a military incursion by Colombia into its territory Saturday that killed 21 FARC members, including their second-in-command, Raul Reyes.

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[GreenTea]

1. They better get some real weapons, cuz the US wants that oil in Ven. and coke in Col.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. Thank God the evil mental dwarf in the WH is leaving, and so are his socipath advisers. nt

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[LynnTheDem]

4. Yeah, let's send our troops there instead! After all, we're doing such a fucking great job

in Iraq & Afghanistan!!!

[rpannier]

6. You mean like the one on the Israeli-Lebanese border

or some of those in Africa???

Hell, my daughter with a dart gun could do a better job of policing those areas than the UN does.

[otherlander]

5. Ecuador is the only one being sane.

[ananda]

7. It's disconcerting when you think ..

.. that Colombia has a USA funded and trained
military of 250,000.. help from USA satellites
and intelligence intercepts.. and those rightwing
paramilitary forces .. plus all that drug
money.

The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

[David__77]

8. Bad move.

He should instead propose a regional conference outside the parameters of the UN or OAS. The US should have no role in this, only the regional parties.

[Judi Lynn]

9. Ecuador Seeks To Censure Colombia At Emergency OAS Session

Ecuador Seeks To Censure Colombia At Emergency OAS Session

(RTTNews) - The Organization of American States-OAS held an emergency meeting Tuesday after Ecuador urged the group to condemn Colombia for violating its territory during a cross-border raid on Saturday.

The emergency meeting aims to peacefully resolve a dispute involving Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, who have sent troops to their borders.

At the emergency session, Ecuador's Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador said an apology would not suffice and demanded a full investigation.

Meanwhile, Colombia's ambassador to the OAS, Camilo Ospina, denied there had been an violation of Quito's territory and said that the Colombian army had fired at the Farc camp from helicopters in Colombian airspace.

More:
http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/politicalnews.asp?date=03/05/2008&item=10

[atreides1]

10. This part is Funny

"Meanwhile, Colombia's ambassador to the OAS, Camilo Ospina, denied there had been an violation of Quito's territory and said that the Colombian army had fired at the Farc camp from helicopters in Colombian airspace.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Isn't that wierd? They truly take us as fools. Maybe they should, since we've been sending them

BILLIONS of U.S. taxpayers' hard-earned dollars with nothing attached but a promise of more to come.

[Judi Lynn]

12. Venezuela was today completing a big military buildup on its border with Colombia as the president o

Ecuador ready for 'ultimate consequences' in regional crisisPeter Walker and agencies guardian.co.uk, Wednesday March 5 2008



Venezuela was today completing a big military buildup on its border with Colombia as the president of Ecuador, the other player in the region's most perilous crisis for years, said his country would risk the "ultimate consequences" to defend itself.

While analysts still believe warfare between Colombia and its neighbours to the north and south is unlikely, with thousands of heavily armed troops arriving in border regions the situation remains volatile and unpredictable.

A separate, diplomatic front has turned into a test of strength between the leftwing presidents of Ecuador and Venezuela and the US-backed administration in Bogotá.

Enraged by a Colombian bombing raid on Saturday on a rebel camp one mile inside Ecuadorean territory, Ecuador has already sent 3,200 troops to its northern border with Colombia.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/05/colombia.venezuela3?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews