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International Support

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Supportive Countries -

Venezuela:

In 1999, Chávez met with Raul Reyes, a top FARC commander, and suggested the possibility of future assistance intended to alter the “military balance of power in Colombia.”
Chávez’s support manifested itself primarily through sympathetic gestures on the international stage and the offering of asylum to “Colombian guerrillas and soldiers alike.”

Associations With Other Terrorist Groups -

ETA:

Connections between high ranking members of each group have been documented for over thirty years
Computer data seized from a raid on high ranking official

ELN:

International Media and Communications -

ANNCOL:

A pro-Farc agency based in Sweden said to be the group's mouthpiece in Europe. Founded in 1996 by Latin American and European journalists.
The Colombian Government has warned repeatedly that humanitarian organizations should avoid any "mediation" contact with the FARC without having official permission from the Colombian government.
Has maintained an Internet presence from May 1998 to today. Its aims are "to inform about Colombia, to be a voice for the voiceless sectors of Colombia and to provide a platform for actions of popular movements, trade unions and the progressive communities of the Latin American countries, and fighting against neoliberalism and the exploitation of the people"