Colombian attack on FARC in Ecuador Pepe Escobar: Tension grows between Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador Thursday March 6th, 2008 Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe Escobar writes The Roving Eye for Asia Times Online. He has reported from Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, US and China. He is the author of the recently published Red Zone Blues. Pepe is a regular analyst for The Real News Network.
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