You have three guesses, and the first two don't count

So lets all try to guess which country Alvaro Uribe could possibly be referring to when he says he has evidence that "a foreign country that wishes to intervene in Colombia" is illegally meddling in Colombia's presidential campaign by backing one of the candidates.

I'm going to go with...Zambia. Yeah, definitely Zambia. Or, ummmm...it could be Laos. No, wait, wait, don't tell me...I know, Mali! Yes Mali... hold on, Alvaro, it's too hard like this...can't you give us a clue?

Apparently it's a country that wishes Colombia to have "a government like those they have elsewhere, which eliminates the institutions, affects entrepreneurship and undermines liberty."  

Oh, now I get it!

Bhutan! I bet it's Bhutan...am I right, Alvaro, am I right?

The suspense is killing me!

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   capitankane

one guess

Is it the Chavez regime? Either that or Zimbabwe...

off topic well done to Guido. It looks like people have plegded enough to get the LavaAmp off the ground. I really hope it becomes a reality soon. Good luck mate. It will make a difference for the future of Venezuela and globally. Keep at it please, in spite of what is happening in Venezuela today, I see a realistic idea for the reality of many Venezuelans in this beautiful country.

   Quico

Yeah, well done Guido!

You're going to owe your supporters here a guest post on how it goes at the Institute... 

   OSGuido

Hey, Thanks!

I almost missed these comments!

Thanks for your support and help. I probably will live blog or tweet from Colorado.

And my original vision for LavaAmp was creating a commercial ecosystem for small companies made by local biologists, selling reagents to bioanalistas and schools. Maybe some day :\

   Robert

Cordoba

OK Part 2, now that you've solved part 1. Is Bhutan backing Cardoba?

   Quico

Oooh, oooh, it's just like cluedo...

Piedad Córdoba, in Bhutan, with the candlestick!
no, no, wait! Gustavo Petro, in Zambia, with PDVSA money!...
I could do this all day... 

Anonymous 1
   Anonymous

candidate?

How about Pedro Pablo Montoya, alias "Rojas"? An ex guerrilla man....

   Roberto N

I'd rather have Juan Pablo

I'd rather have Juan Pablo Montoya, if I had my druthers!

Anonymous 2
   Anonymous

Álvaro, sea varón and tell

Álvaro, sea varón and tell wich country you are talking about.

   lgg

Not funny

Come on guys, this is not funny. Everyone knows by now that the President of Malawi always wanted to take part (and meddle) in Colombian politics

Anonymous 3
   OSGuido

I do not think it is Costa

I do not think it is Costa Rica

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