The Wall Street Journal reports today on another surprising find on Raul Reyes’ laptop: a suggestion that Congressman James McGovern (D-MA) may be more closely aligned with the terrorist FARC than with the government of our ally, Colombia:
There’s already quite a bit of finger-pointing over these documents. McGovern says that his communications with Jones were no more than an effort to secure the release of American hostages held by FARC for years. For better or for worse, McGovern made clear in January his willingness to meet with the terrorist leaders. So if McGovern is a ‘FARC sympathizer,’ at least he’s been pretty above board about it. Further, an activist identified as the Democrats’ ‘lead political analyst’ on Colombia says this is all bogus. What the Wall Street Journal fails to mention is some of the other sensational material found in Reyes’ laptop, and printed in Semana. One especially sensational item (my translation):
Clinton was in Cartagena with Marquez in 2007; it’s not hard to imagine him offering some statement of support along the lines of what’s included in Reyes’ laptop. But has the government of Panama really been approached — and agreed to help — in negotiating between the U.S. government (or, is it just with the Democrats?) and the FARC? Given the cryptic mention of gringos backing Obama already noted on the laptop, this is an area that could use further investigation. Is this all in the imagination of terrorist stuck deep in the jungle, or is there substance here? HT: Instapundit
