According to the Colombian military, the top commander of the Farc, Colombia’s largest rebel group, has died.
Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda’s death had earlier been reported by a national news magazine on 26 March, after bombing raids by the Colombian air force.
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Military say Farc leader is ‘dead’
Posted in Americas, news, politics, tagged Alfonso Cano, Alvaro Uribe, Colombia, Farc, Manuel Marulanda on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Indiana Jones angers Russian Communist Party
Posted in Americas, Europe, entertainment, media, news, politics, tagged ban, Indiana Jones, Russia on May 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Members of Russian Communist party say the new Indiana Jones distorts history, and have called for the movie to be banned in the country.
The story of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (photo, from dvddrama.com) takes place during the Cold War, and sees Harrison Ford’s character battle Cate Blanchett, who plays an evil KGB [...]