Costa Rican politicians alarmed by possible link to Colombian rebels

[EFerrari]

Costa Rican politicians alarmed by possible link to Colombian rebels

By Marianela Jimenez | The Associated Press
March 18, 2008

San Jose, Costa Rica - Costa Rican lawmakers Monday demanded the government provide more information on allegations that Colombian guerrillas have ties to local politicians and have stashed hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Central American country.

A computer confiscated during a March 1 raid by Colombia's army on a jungle camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia contained files that suggested there were ties between the leftist guerrilla group and Costa Rican contacts, including politicians, Security Minister Fernando Berrocal said Saturday.

``On this computer there's more-- I'm not going to tell you now but the country will soon find out,'' Berrocal said.

The computer also contained information that led to the seizure Friday of $500,000 that allegedly belonged to the FARC from a Costa Rican professor's home in the city of Heredia, north of the capital.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/caribbean/sfl-0318costarica,0,134863.story?track=rss

[Judi Lynn]

1. Omigod. They raided the man's house at the request of the Colombians,

based on what was on "the laptop." The same laptop which survived clusterbombing.

Oh, that's a hot one.

[EFerrari]

2. See what I mean? I expect more of these stories, too.

Peru, Costa Rica, -- they've forgotten Poland!