Hadn't thought of that in years, but seeing your post brought a rush of images, a bogus Red Cross insignia, soldiers shooting, people running back to the jungle, and retreating for the 20 miles or more, that they took to get there in the first place? It has been so long I can't recall a steady story line immediately...
Found a carefully managed story from the New York Times:
Colombian Soldier Wore Red Cross Logo in Hostage Rescue
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JULY 17, 2008
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Álvaro Uribe said Wednesday.
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Mr. Uribe said in a speech in Bogotá that an officer had, “mistakenly and contrary to orders,” worn a cloth bib over his vest that carried the Red Cross symbol.
A fleeting image of a portion of the cloth is visible in video taken of the operation by an agent who posed as a cameraman. The Colombian government released the video.
Using the Red Cross symbol in a military operation violates the Geneva Convention because it could damage the relief group’s neutrality in conflicts and could endanger medical personnel using the symbol.
More:
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/world/americas/17colombia.html
Thanks for refreshening the memory. I hadn't really wanted to forget that situation.
If I remember correctly, there was an earlier attempt Uribe deliberately skotched right away as it appeared to allow Hugo Chavez to be seen as too much the "hero" since he was acting as the mediator in that occassion. I'll have to look it up later, to recover the details. Uribe really did want to eliminate him, even though he was very trusted as the go-between.
Happy 4th to you, find a good vantage spot if you're ready for aerial displays. Some of them are amazing!
The most astonishing work I ever saw was on the internet:
Michael lee
Published on Jul 6, 2015
"A stairway to heaven" but we'd be careful as it is made of fireworks and is held up by a balloon.
This footage is of artist Cai Guoqiang's recent (successful) display in China.
Cai, an artist who often works with gunpowder, is said to have come up with the idea for this spectacle some twenty years ago.
Cai had already attempted to complete this task on several occasions but never fully succeeded until recently.
The occasion, Cai said, is for his grandmother who 'was born in a small fishing village in Quanzhou and sold fish to help her grandson realise his artistic dream,' the artist revealed.
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