Another terrorist bites the dust

Last night, the FBI cornered Puerto Rican terrorist Filiberto Ojeda Rios in a ranch in the town of Hormigueros (about 15 minutes from my house!). He resisted and a gunfight ensued, in which he was killed and his wife and one FBI agent were wounded.

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive...5/mayrios2.jpg

The independence movement here (all 5% of the electorate of them) are proclaiming him a martyr and are outraged, since his death occured on the same day that they celebrate "El Grito de Lares," which was the day that PR declared it's independence from Spain 137 years ago, only to have its leaders betrayed by Spanish loyalists.

If you've never heard of him, Ojeda was the leader of the "Ejercito Popular Boricua" (Puerto Rican Army of the People) - Los Macheteros," a radical group of nationalists who were responsible for several terrorists acts over the years, including:

- A January 1981 attack, in which Macheteros commandos infiltrated a Puerto Rican Air National Guard base and blew up 11 planes, causing approximately $45 million in damages.
- The September 12, 1983, armed robbery of $7.2 million from the Wells Fargo Depot in Hartford, Connecticut.
- In the 1990s Los Macheteros claimed responsibility on a bomb explosion that occurred in a small power station in the Puerto Rican metropolitan area. The explosion damages left some Puerto Ricans without electricity.

Ojeda Rios was also the founder of the Armed Revolutionary Independence
Movement (MIRA in Spanish), which was responsible for several terrorist acts in the 70s, including the bombings of a NY police station, General Electric’s corporate headquarters, several New Jersey grocery stores, and a bank.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.

Today's newspaper:

http://www.endi.com/2005/09/24/porta...539167_101.jpg

Maybe if we lower the unreasonably high taxes on them, they'll settle down a bit.

Oh wait.

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Originally Posted by johnk_

Maybe if we lower the unreasonably high taxes on them, they'll settle down a bit.

Oh wait.

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Typical ignorant response from someone who knows nothing about Puerto Rico. Every heard of "no taxation without representation"? Puerto Rico has no representation in the House of Representatives/Senate.

I'm sure there is some kind of national tax that is paid there though..I'm sure Melf can clue us in on it since he lives in PR.

I have no real comment on this terrorists other than I should know more about my native country and read up on whats going on there.

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Originally Posted by raystorm

Typical ignorant response from someone who knows nothing about Puerto Rico. Every heard of "no taxation without representation"? Puerto Rico has no representation in the House of Representatives/Senate.

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And hopefully they never will. It's not like it's a tax gold mine, so fuck'em.

Terrorists = Freedom Fighters

Freedom Fighters = Terrorists

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

Terrorists = Freedom Fighters

Freedom Fighters = Terrorists

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American Independence Movement of 1700s = Freedom Fighters = Terrorists(?)

You can't make blanket statements like this and have them hold. There is a real difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter. Just because a terrorist uses the term of 'freedom fighter' or 'revolutionary' to justify their actions does not make them anything but a terrorist.

For example, Gandhi was a freedom fighter, but you'd be insane to call him or his methods terrorism.

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Originally Posted by g0zen

American Independence Movement of 1700s = Freedom Fighters = Terrorists(?)

You can't make blanket statements like this and have them hold. There is a real difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter. Just because a terrorist uses the term of 'freedom fighter' or 'revolutionary' to justify their actions does not make them anything but a terrorist.

For example, Gandhi was a freedom fighter, but you'd be insane to call him or his methods terrorism.

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true but there were legit Freedom Fighters who did murder & sabotage for THEIR country
i.e. the French & Polish duringing WWII

anyways from that little fact sheet that TERRORIST who died never killed anyone, just did property damage

That's the Counterpunch talking.

I think you have serious issues with whatever Counterpunch is, Joust, because that's like the zillionth time I've seen you mention it. :)

Anyway, good riddance to another terrorist.

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Originally Posted by johnk_

Maybe if we lower the unreasonably high taxes on them, they'll settle down a bit.

Oh wait.

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Not any more unreasonable than holding on to the oldest colony in the world and never offering equal representation or complete sovereignty.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

And hopefully they never will. It's not like it's a tax gold mine, so fuck'em.

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You just say that because we'd be heavily Democratic if we were adimitted.