Here is my column today. And here are some excerpts from Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations Camilo Ospina’s statement before the OAS permanent council:

Let me stop to explain to you who was alias Raul Reyes, one of the most sought after criminals in the world. Terrorist alias “Raul Reyes” had INTERPOL’s red circular, 14 sentences and 121 criminal charges for crimes against humanity, such as massacres, homicides, kidnappings, terrorism and organized crime, among others.
Recently, he had been accused by the Colombian Government for the crime of trading of persons, related with minor girls subject to sexual exploitation.
Just to mention a few examples, Raul Reyes was responsible in 2007, for sending 700 Kg. of narcotics to Mexico and with leaders of the Farc international commission he participated in the kidnapping and homicide of Cecilia Cubas in Paraguay….
I am hereby presenting parts of the preliminary information on the evidence found in the computers belonging to terrorist Raul Reyes, as follows… In the first place, I am referring to a document dated January 18, 2008 signed by alias Raul Reyes, from which conclusion can be obtained that this terrorist had direct contact with the Ministry of Security of Ecuador, Mr. Gustavo Larrea. Textually, Raul Reyes says in this document addressed to the Farc’s Secretariat: “We attended the visit of the Ministry of Security of Ecuador, Gustavo Larrea, henceforth Juan, who on behalf of President Correa brought greetings for comrade Manuel and the Secretariat”, exposing thus, among other items, the interest of President Correa to make the relations official with the leaders of Farc through his Minister of Security. How is it possible, honorable Ambassadors, to understand this conduct, in the light of Resolutions 1373 and 1368 of 2001; 1456 of 2003; and 1624 of 2005 from the Security Council of the United Nations and Resolutions 2170 of 2006 and 2272 of 2007 from the OAS General Assembly, as well as the provisions regulating the international obligation to comply with the INTERPOL’s red circulars?…
Perhaps the most serious fact is the reference made in a document dated February 14, 2008 on the Government of Venezuela’s financing the terrorist group Farc for the sum of 300 million Dollars. The scope of this offer should be analyzed, facing Resolution 1373, 2001 from the UN Security Council and of the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism.
During the process of examining the copious material in the computers found belonging to the members of the terrorist group, other information linked directly to the delivery of weapons and money by President Hugo Chavez to Farc has appeared to date. This fact is a violation of the international criminal law and shall be denounced by Colombia before the International Criminal Court for investigation to President Hugo Chavez Frias for the crime of directly financing terrorist groups. It should be pointed out that Colombia has serious indications that at present there are Farc camps in Ecuadorian territory. The indications presented by the Government of Colombia show that there are Farc camps in both territories according to coordinates attached to the document.
The documents relating to drug trafficking by Farc using the Ecuadorian territory are very evident. They openly mention hundreds of Kg of cocaine and of millions of Dollars, such as can be seen in the attached document…
Colombia wishes to appeal particularly to Resolution 1373, 2001 of the UN Security Council. The humanity to honor the precepts contained in it, in the sense to deny refuge to those who finance, plan, furnish or commit terrorist acts and prevent those who finance, plan, furnish or commit terrorist acts to use their respective territories for such purposes, against other states or their citizens.
To allow terrorist groups to have camps in the border of a neighboring country and that from there terrorist acts be planned and executed is in itself a criminal act and a clear violation of international treaties on the fight against terrorism, as well as to the principle of respect to the sovereignty of the States, among other international obligations…
What courage the Presidents of Ecuador and Venezuela have shown to expel our ambassadors, dignified representatives of a legitimate democracy! Hopefully they could show similar courage to expel the terrorists from their territories.