The leader of Colombia's largest leftist rebel group is dead, a spokesman for the nation's defense ministry said Saturday.
Pedro Antonio Marin, known as Manuel Marulanda Vilez and nicknamed Tirofijo, is believed to have died of a heart attack, ministry spokesman Juan Manuel Santos said.
"He must be in hell," Santos told a reporter from Semana magazine.
Marulanda, who was believed to be in his late 70s, has led the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for decades.
I'm all for dead terrorist leaders, but a heart attack? Come on guys, let's see if we can step it up a notch here eh?
Although I disapprove of these kinds of tactics:
He also said he's working on a way to grant former rebels what he called "conditional freedom" -- suggesting that they'd receive some form of amnesty for criminal acts.
You don't give amnesty to terrorist group members in exchange for cash. Doing so is appeasement and only encourages such behavior from others. There's only two ways to deal with terrorists; capture or kill them.
Travis
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