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Friday, July 25, 2008

Mystery Solved: Why Did the FARC Terrorists Trust the Disguised Colombian Commandos So Completely?

Because they wore the perfect disguise.


They were dressed as reporters.


They would have dressed like Nancy Pelosi but they couldn't fit into Size 0 dresses, and they thought it might be a bit alarming to the terrorists to see a baker's dozen of Nancy Pelosis swarming around them, those freaky Firestarter-eyes staring at them blankly unblinking.


Plus, botox and implants ain't cheap.


From Ace of Spades.
Jean-Francois Julliard, deputy director of the press advocacy organization Reporters Without Borders, said authorities can endanger journalists when they pose as members of the news media.

"We think it is a dangerous practice because it puts in danger real journalists," he said.

The next time a reporter approaches FARC rebels, he said, the FARC members "will be very suspicious and maybe they will take some physical measures against these journalists because they will think that they are not real journalists."

some commenters:

"Finally, a use for journalists: decoys for counterterrorism teams."

"OK, but why would this be a bad thing?"

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