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Ecuador Wants Apology on FARC; US Backs Bogota

Bush to Colombia: We're with you

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2008 7:07 AM CST

(Newser) – Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, is in Brazil today, pushing for an apology from Colombia for its incursion into Ecuador to attack FARC guerrillas Saturday. While most Latin American nations, including Brazil, have condemned the cross-border attack, the White House yesterday unequivocally backed Colombia in the... Read full story »

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