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Colombia's Farc goes to Hollywood
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Opposing sides of Colombia's conflict are appealing to Western celebrities for help. First, it was the Colombian government which apparently asked Western celebrities not to glamorise cocaine which fuels so much bloodshed back in Colombia. Now the country's biggest rebel group is asking Hollywood stars to help reach a prisoner exchange deal, reports Britain's Guardian. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), called on Denzel Washington, Oliver Stone and Michael Moore to help it swap 60 hostages, including three U.S. prisoners, in exchange for 600 rebels, including two on trial in the U.S. In a letter addressed to the celebrities Farc, one of the organisations on the U.S. government's list of foreign terrorist organisations, said: "[U.S. hostages] Howes, Stansell and Gonsalves are alive in our custody, treated with respect and dignity in the jungle. They are the only North American prisoners alive in the world." Farc is hoping the stars will pressure the U.S. government to do a deal, insisting the two rebels currently on trial in Washington are on the exchange list.
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15 Nov 2006 19:19:25 GMT
denzel,mike moore and oliver stone are the future for a humanitarian overhaul in colombias prisoner exchange stalemate with leftist guerillas?? are you kidding me? sounds like a script for a very bad movie!!