US said to have spied on FARC in NSO spying scheme: NY Times

[brisas2k]

2. The thin line between information and propaganda is here

On June 26, 1999 Reuters reported that Richard Grasso met with Colombian rebels, the FARC, in an article entitled "NYSE Chief Meets Top Colombia Rebel Leader".

The article quoted Grasso as saying, "I invite members of the FARC to visit the New York Stock Exchange so that they can get to know the market personally." Some found the meeting inexplicable, considering the FARC supports anti-capitalist ideals and has no officially recognized financial clout. Grasso told reporters that he was bringing "a message of cooperation from U.S. financial services."
( "NYSE Chief Meets Top Colombia Rebel Leader". Reuters. 1999-06-26. Retrieved 2006-02-27.)

the next logical question is Why was then Chairman of the NYSE seeking the leaders of FARC, a vowed marxist leninist guerrilla bent on overthrowing the colombian government?

According to some rumos, the FARC leadership rejected US government invitation to invest in Wall Street.

Maybe you will now understand the "secret" reasons for US involvement in Colombia's 50 year long civil war. Drugs and Oil are the main chemicals on which US plutocracy's imperial dreams are riding on.