LaRouche: La operación británica de las FARC busca destruir la unidad de las Américas

March 4, 2008 (LPAC)--In discussions today on the worsening divisions and danger of war among the nations of South America, Lyndon LaRouche denounced "British meddling in the hemisphere," both in setting up the FARC operation, and in manipulating the fight against the FARC, in order "to put in jeopardy the unity of the Americas around the Bank of the South operation."

There are several factors here, he said. "The British are operating against the interests of the United States around the world. And certain people in Britain think that now is the opportunity to finally settle accounts with the United States and break it up.

"What you have, is that British are orchestrating a global destabilization of all kinds of relations. In this process, of course, it turns out that [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chavez is a British asset, and declared himself to be one. He raised up the whole thing about the Bolivarian movement, which is his operation, and he was explicit. He's defending Britain against the United States," LaRouche said.

"The British and others who do these operations employ foolish statements by people as ways of causing trouble. That's the way you manipulate history, by using the foolishness of the people themselves against them."

The Issue of Sovereignty

LaRouche was commenting on the rapid escalation of tensions across the region in the wake of Colombia's March 1 attack inside Ecuador, which killed FARC commander Raul Reyes and 16 guerrillas. Reyes was the head of FARC operations and finances, who sealed the FARC cartel's open alliance with Wall Street in June 1999. In the wake of that raid, and Colombian government declarations subsequently, Ecuador and Venezuela have broken relations with Colombia, and an emergency meeting of the Organization of the American States on the crisis is underway this afternoon.

"The issue is, that Venezuela's oil has been a significant factor in building for the unity of the Americas, of South America," LaRouche said, because it helped Argentina, Ecuador, etc., survive, when they fought the financial system which was killing them. "And now, Chavez has gone crazy, which is not surprising to us, knowing his background." Because the Bank of the South operation is pivoted on this Venezuelan aspect, when a conflict comes out, "this now disturbs the stability of the Bank of the South operation, and I think that's the key thing we have to keep in mind."

On the other side, the Santos family's El Tiempo newspaper justifies Colombia's actions using the British argument, that the principle of sovereignity can be pushed aside in the name of fighting terrorism. "The fact is that the international rules of the game have evolved in the last 15 years. With globalization, sovereignty is not as rigid as it was a few years ago," El Tiempo wrote. This is Dick Cheney's logic. LaRouche was emphatic: "That is not true. Yes, the FARC is a menace. But the problem is, the way the thing is being played out, it is being played out in a screwy way...."

LaRouche pointed to the situation in the Gaza Strip, as exemplary of how the British are operating, playing one side against the other, in their drive for global chaos. "We were on the verge of peace in the Middle East. What happened to it? Well, British assets from Egypt and elsewhere, well-known to us" --LaRouche named that documented creation of British intelligence, the Muslim Brotherhood--"engaged in provocations with Israeli assets we also know are British assets, in operations to screw up sincere efforts by people in Europe and the United States to bring about peace in the region," he said.

LaRouche reiterated: "The FARC is a force which has violated the sovereignty of both Ecuador and Colombia. The FARC has violated sovereignty. The argument that the terms of sovereignty have been loosened, is wrong. The fact is, that the toleration of the FARC was a violation of sovereignty. This is a terrorist organization! The FARC is a terrorist organization. Period. It is a terrorist organization, just like the terrorists of Afghanistan who operate based on drug money. And the FARC is a terrorist organization based on drug money.

"The issue is the way this issue was handled. And what the definition is, and what the precedents are, and what this means. People have to understand the danger of this situation. The FARC is a threat to every country, which operates across borders. And therefore, it's a menace. But the question is: how do you deal with it? The problem is, you're not getting cooperation among governments in dealing with this cross-border operation. Venezuela is not cooperating with Colombia, to prevent this terrorist organization from operating. Ecuador does not have the resources, alone, to deal with this thing on its border."