#paramilitaries

[wannabeemoprincess]

I know elon musk is like some kind of internet darling and everything, but like, there was literally a far-right coup in Bolivia that removed the democratically elected socialist leader that wanted to use Bolivia's resources to continue bettering the people of Bolivia's lives, that was backed by American capitalists and politicians to get cheaper access the the lithium there, which is vital for making the batteries for Musks electric cars, and you know, electric bullet proof trucks.

Which sure is a weird product to unveil right after profiting off a coup in Bolivia, you know? At least a little weird?

[indizombie]

There are clandestine or semi-clandestine arms of the State, which are the paramilitary groups. Today, it is not tolerated that you refer to them as such, but I still call them paramilitaries, because that is the appropriate term. In 1962, when Guillermo León Valencia was president, a mission of the North American army, of a special school of war in North Carolina, created after the Second World War to maintain the security of the United States, arrived in Colombia... They analyzed the situation in Colombia and left secret instructions, ordering the Colombian government to begin training mixed groups of civilians and the military, and preparing them for paramilitary terrorist activities to combat the sympathizers of communism. President Valencia, on Christmas day of the year 1965, issued Decree 3398 with which he changed the name of the Ministry of War to [the Ministry of] Defense, and authorized forming groups of civilians as auxiliaries of the armed forces, the legal basis of paramilitarism. The United States began to direct the entire security apparatus in Colombia and its agencies... first with 400 officers of the US Army; today there are at least 800. The paramilitarism that was created at that time, with all the legal support, has been reaffirmed.

Father Javier Giraldo, S.J., Colombia’s most prominent human rights defender

[grugq]

The organisation of the crew is pretty interesting. Very informal. Based entirely on phone calls telling ppl to be at a certain place and time. I'd be interested to know how they did their intelligence collection, particularly against the fascists private pub meetings rather than the street preaching and marching (which would be obvious OSINT). That they were able to consider a plan for abduction meant that they were at least capable of surveillance. The plan may have been aspirational, but they were experienced soldiers, so they must have had some concept of the resources and preparation required and a belief that they could fulfil those requirements. It is unlikely that they didn't proceed due to insufficient understanding of what was involved.

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Rhodesian Internal Affairs troops on parade.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Long live the students! Statement of the FARC-EP

September 27, 2019

The reconstituted Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army salutes the combative student movement:

In the capital and other cities, the mobilizations brought together thousands of enthusiastic young people, angry and determined in their demands, who expressed themselves vehemently, also rejecting the murders which the dirty war commits against the social movement and demanding the dismantling of the ESMAD [riot police], a hand of criminal repression of the state that has overflowed with abuses against any protest.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Colombia: FARC-EP condemns attack on Indigenous community in Cauca

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (Second Marquetalia) issued this urgent statement in solidarity with the Indigenous community in Cauca after the murderous government of Ivan Duque and media blamed "FARC guerrillas" for an Oct. 29 attack that left several dead and injured.

[protoslacker]

The idea that each gang had only one rifle proved to be untrue. There seems to be no end to the supply, and police don’t expect their use to slow down.

Peter Nickeas in The Chicago Tribune. More Chicago gangs arming themselves with rifles as alliances spread conflict

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South African "Crowbar" paramilitaries on patrol with regular forces.