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Bomb Explosion Downtown Cali

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A taxicab loaded with 80 k of explosives was parked downtown Cali, between Carrera 10 and Calle 10-13, inthe heart of Cali downtown exploded at 11:45 causing 4 deaths and 28 injured, ripping off the facade of the Palace of Justice and damaging lots of other buildings in the area, including the traditional Aristi Hotel. The noise was heard in several kilometers radius fromt he site. The police have initially placed the blame on the urban militias of the FARC and that the bomb was one on the series of vengeance actions announced by the Guerrilla in reaction to government troops cracking down on them and the Jaque operation thatfreed Betancourt.

Cali crew, care to expand?

By Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Sep 1, 2008, 07:22 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 07:25:

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http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/
http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/justicia/2008-09-01/al-menos-4-muerto...

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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sanandressi says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:09:

I stayed in the Aristi too many times in the day. This, again, proves who the FARC are....

"This train will stop in Tucumcari"

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kalder says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:17:

Three weeks ago, the Colombian cops defused a truck bomb which had been parked near Chipechape.

I'm shocked and disgusted the scum have tried it again and 'succeeded'.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:24:

Shit! 3 weeks ago, I was there.......
Makes you thankful!

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:29:

i should keep my big mouth shut

you guys keep going after them easy women,

I'll get there, when I get there!

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kalder says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:29:

I was in Chipi with my wife and she remarked upon how few people were there. Then she got a call from her sister, saying that RCN had said a bomb had been discovered in the vicinity.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:30:

i keep tellling you , and i keep telling you
but NOOOOOO
i'm a fokin clown

I'll get there, when I get there!

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:31:

What have you been saying Elmo pallaso?

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kalder says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:33:

There's been bombs in London since the 70s. You can't give in to these bastards and change your lifestyle. Especially if it includes easy women.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:33:

keep going to them andean cities in the middle of mountains and jungles, go ahead, keep going
with farc all around, go ahead
if i were chief salvatore O'reilly no way am i gonna let one of my boys (NYB) go there

no fokin way

I'll get there, when I get there!

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kalder says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:38:

Out of interest, do the FARC usually phone in a warning prior to detonation, or do they give that a miss and go for maximum civilian casualties?

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:39:

O'Reilly don't care as much as you uncle Elmo!
The women are hot as hell down there and you know it too....

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 08:41:

Elmo, there's no need to place a carrobomba i south curramba. It loks like an explosion site already.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:01:

Morph, I was alone hanging in Cali....
Well, with friends from there. If my friends knew this chit went on....forget any future visits!

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:05:

GUYS let's all get together for carnaval in curramba I WILL PERSONALY TAKE YOU AROUND.
NYB AND HIS BOYS, THE MORPH
ALL ASK IS THAT YOU HELP ME WITH MY SPELING

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:06:

I''M GONNA HAVE AN APT IN THE NORTH IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MIGUEL, YOU'RE ALL WELCOME

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Mark_D says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:07:

Does anyone know who died? Civilians or soldiers?

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:09:

I plan on it
I will be there

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:10:

The last trip was fantastic!
Although I couldnt wait for the guys to leave.
After 8 days with 5 bomberos, it got old.
MY vacation began once those fokers went back to NY!

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Monita Linda says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:37:

Limpieza Social 2.0

Poor but Preppy ______Colombia: the only risk is wanting to lay.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:48:

Three beggars and a taxidriver...the info has been a little confusing. At least two of the dead were people sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the palace of justice.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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nueva york bombero says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:52:

They really accomplished a lot. Was the cab driver involved?

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 09:59:

No. Wrong place, wrong time.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:02:

ANY TIME THERE IS THE WRONG PLACE AND WRONG TIME

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Simon says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:15:

It's almost as if Elmo is happy that a bomb went off and killed fellow Colombians in Cali!

What a lowlife!

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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Simon says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:26:

No, gringos getting killed in Colombia doesn't make me happy. Now if they were narco-tourists or sex-tourists, I would say otherwise.

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:29:

i'm only giving my gringo buddies a heads up.
tengan cuidao nojodaaaa

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Simon says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:33:

How many of your relatives in the US are cokeheads?

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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romy says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:37:

scary stuff... perhaps FARC is stronger than RCN leads on...

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:38:

me?
all my relatives live in barranquilla
the only relative was mi tio but he went back to curramba after living here almost 60 years
my kids were all born and raised in NYC

I'll get there, when I get there!

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GregYohn says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:43:

Hola!

I could hear the bomb from Popular de Vivienda barrio in the South. It could not hear any ambulances, so I knew it was far away.

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:44:

my dad kicked the bucket a couple years ago but he had a nice long happy life.
my mom has never visited USA and never will
the only other relatives are my 3 brothers,but after 55 years here, them modefoques forgot all about colombia.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Simon says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:47:

"I always find it to be very humorous when people think Colombia is safe."

Some places in Colombia are safe and some are not.

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:48:

greg, did you chit in your pants, just a little? i would!
when i saw them fokin planes hitting the twin towers, i was 13 blocks away, I pee my foking pants

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Simon says on Sep 1, 2008, 10:53:

"A little yayo is good if you know how to control it."


Is that what you would tell your children?

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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romy says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:05:

how is it good?

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papiChulo says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:14:

booze kills more ppl than yayo.

avoid the unhappy and the unlucky

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bigtexas1974 says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:47:

Not "supposedly"...it's fact....called Water Intoxication, also known as hyperhydration. It is a disturbance of brain functions that happens when the balance of electrolytes in the body is outside of the safe limits caused by over-consumption of water. Nearly all deaths are caused when someone consumes more than 10 liters (3 gallons) of water over the course of just a few minutes, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet massive amounts of fluid are still consumed.

Useless fact for the day.

"Sex is one of the most wholesome, beautiful, and natural experiences money can buy." - Steve Martin "You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get a little older. Little things, like getting spanked every day by a middle aged woman."

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:50:

Can you drugheads

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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gringoloid (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:51:

i'm in my spanish school right now.........i'm afraid to ask the teacher what ya yo is.........anybody help out?

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:54:

I dunno but if morphus likes it it's gotta be something nasty.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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kalder says on Sep 1, 2008, 11:57:

It's slang for cocaine.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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Papi de Alejo says on Sep 1, 2008, 12:00:

Why it gotta be nasty. It could be clean. But then again, if it is as Kalder says. Never mind!

PdA

PdA

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spy1983 says on Sep 1, 2008, 12:05:

Cali seems very dirty to me and I never see that many beautiful people in general. I dont get all the talk of hot women there..

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 1, 2008, 12:40:

What?

So it's no big deal if the FARC makes a bomb attack downtown Cali, kills four and injures 28 people? Yes, beggars, humble, poor, destitute people. Not worth a lot.

But Cali looked dirty to you and you saw no hot babes there?

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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sanandressi says on Sep 1, 2008, 12:58:

Cali is not the most beautiful place in Colombia. I agree. It was the first place I visited in Colombia but I do not reccommend it to first timers to Colombia. Me thinks that Bogota and Cartagena should be the first two places to go. Nothing against Medellin or Manizales or Barranquilla or et al. Hot babes? Well, there are hot babes in Cali and not so hot babes just like anywhere else.

I think security in Cali is lacking in comparision to Bogota and maybe more drug traffickers from newsreports over the years that I have read.

Yes, Colombia is dangerous but again Caracas and the US Mexican border cities. Crawl into to bed and hide under the covers I guess.

Sorry MODE, my friend, Colombian, just got back from Bucaramanga and he said that the gringos were all over in the bars searching for "hot babes". La visa La visa!

"This train will stop in Tucumcari"

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spy1983 says on Sep 1, 2008, 13:13:

Who is mode?

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spy1983 says on Sep 1, 2008, 13:14:

I have been in Barranquilla for 3 months and saw maybe 5 gringos. Hard to believe many in Buc. The ones here are all over 50 also.

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juli says on Sep 1, 2008, 13:25:

This is absolutely horrible. My heart goes out to the victims and families of victims. What a shame.

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manINred says on Sep 1, 2008, 17:37:

These terrorists provide a reality check. Fuckers.

How does this achieve anything? The answer is, it doesn't.

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PBHjon says on Sep 1, 2008, 17:45:

i wish we could shoot the radical leftists in the USA and europe who support these butchers. leftist terrorism in south america has always depended on support from europe, who are eager to aid any group that mentions the terms "anti-colonialism" "resistance" or "revolution" regardless of how violent, irrational and brutal the group is.

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spy1983 says on Sep 1, 2008, 17:51:

Right on PBHjon

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elmodefoque says on Sep 1, 2008, 18:07:

hola juli
porque le caigo bien gordo a todas las colombianitas?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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manINred says on Sep 1, 2008, 18:08:

"leftist terrorism in south america has always depended on support from europe, who are eager to aid any group that mentions the terms "anti-colonialism" "resistance" or "revolution" regardless of how violent, irrational and brutal the group is."

With all due respect more terrorism in Latin America (state-sponsored or otherwise) has been suported by the good ol' USA than Europe.

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lampltr says on Sep 1, 2008, 18:14:

"Sorry MODE, my friend, Colombian, just got back from Bucaramanga and he said that the gringos were all over in the bars searching for "hot babes". La visa La visa!"

sanandressi;
Maybe all these sex tourist need to be steered toward Bogota and some of the other large cities to hook up with part of the 500 beauties that got arrested for drugging (The gullible gentlemen) and taking the Million Dollar Rides in select taxis...

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Pirate2late says on Sep 1, 2008, 22:05:

WTF?? Didn't this happen nearly two years ago in or near the same place by the same method??? http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=82&sid=1470075

"Fly it until the last part stops moving!"

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Morrongo says on Sep 2, 2008, 06:41:

Last car bomb was in March 2007,same time at night.More than likely the same cell.Yes, same method.

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romy says on Sep 2, 2008, 09:47:

that was the police station bombing I believe...

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Morrongo says on Sep 2, 2008, 11:32:

correct....building repair work is well underway last time i past....the explosion Sunday appeared much stronger than that one.

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el torcido says on Sep 4, 2008, 22:37:

that MORPUS must be cokacola head

art B. admits to 'nother 'xplosion; incredible.

don't know much about phlebotomy, nor astronomy, either.

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