Imagine if Keith Olbermann were running for president and he accused the Mossad of conspiring to assassinate him. Such is the case in Peru where political commentator and possible candidate Jaime Bayly made such a claim on Monday. In an article in Perú 21 the columnist said that he hired bodyguards and rides in a bulletproof car after he received “precise” information from the “head of Colombia’s secret police.” And who is the mastermind of the alleged complot? One of his favorite targets of criticism:
“The plan will be executed if your candidacy become more popular in the polls except that it will be delayed so that it seems like you were killed by Peruvian terrorists instead of orders from Caracas…(Venezuelan president Hugo) Chavez will not allow you to win the elections,” said the informant to Bayly. – [ed. Translated text].Dead or alive Bayly will have his work cut out for him in next year's presidential elections. One of the favorites to win is the daughter of jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko, who claimed that she would grant her dad a presidential pardon if elected.
Image- El Mundo
Online Sources- Americas Quarterly, Peru 21, El Tiempo
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