Venezuela: Another Nasty Stunt

There is no group in Latin America quite like Venezuela's Castroite Armed Forces of National Liberation (F.A.L.N.). It enjoys virtually no popular support, has had only limited success at guerrilla warfare in the hills, failed miserably in a much touted plan to disrupt last year's elections. Yet it is unparalleled in nasty little headline-grabbing stunts. Besides random killings and small acts of sabotage, F.A.L.N. terrorists have stolen five Louvre Museum masterpieces, hijacked one freighter on the high seas, kidnaped one visiting Spanish soccer star, and kidnaped one U.S. colonel. Last week they made it two U.S. colonels.

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