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[edit] Pablo Escobar's body exhumed
today november 8, 2006 two days after his mother's death, pablo escobar's body was exhumed in order to prove whether or not it is him and also to prove the paternity of a boy who claims to be his son
i saw this on the news today on tv and i also read an article but it is in spanish here is the link anyway http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/386409.html
[edit] Castano and the Pepes
It should be mentioned that los Pepes were mainly organized by the castano brothers (vicente, fidel, carlos). Especially because they later got so much political and military influence in Colombia. I don´t write it myself, because i´m not a good english speaker, and wikipedia surely doesn´t needs bad grammar and spelling in its articles.
[edit] Little Leage vs. little league
Just a small correction to the article: Pablo Escobar sponsored little league soccer teams and built little league soccer stadiums not little league baseball
- I'm not sure if he did both, personally...but I would agree that he did sponsor little league soccer teams (and the Atlético Nacional of Medellín at some point as well, I think), because for the most part, baseball's only significant as a sport in the northern part of Colombia, near the coastline. Juancarlos2004 18:19, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
i removed the link to the wikipedia little leage article since in the context of this article little leage soccer does not have a link to the little leage (baseball) organization. i think the term makes sense, but since it is not part of the baseball USA based organization, in my opinion, the link may be confusing.uri budnik 06:42, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- i see that on a later edit, someone changed little league again to link to baseball's little league article. i am beggining to think that maybe this should be reffered to as pewee soccer. this term denotes that it is for young people and has no link to the baseball organization. i suspect that otherwise people will keep adding the link to the article on baseball's little league. uri budnik 07:12, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] operative vs operator
i changed operative back to operator. members of commando units like navy seals or delta force refer to themselves as operators so this term seems more appropriate. uri budnik 07:12, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
I think you guys are right, perhaps the phrase "little league" should be removed, and something like "youth soccer" can be used to replace it.
[edit] Changes to account of death and involvement of US with Los Pepes
I changed the account of his death around because it was not totally accurate or very clear. I also changed some things because: 1) Search Bloc was created before his escape in 1992 and was the force pursuing him in the First Cocaine War. 2) There is no evidence that any US personnel were involved with Los Pepes, what is in question is to what extent Search Bloc was. 3) Some other stuff was wrong, not totally clear, or worded awkwardly. 4) I added a link to SEAL Team Six for obvious reasons. 5) It is named "Search Bloc," not "Search Block".
I will add a new heading soon concerning the North American role and war against Escobar. It is something that I feel is left out of this entry. --Security Geek 16:21, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Missing important facts
Did anyone mentioned about Pablo’s Cousin? That he was given a .U.S. Passport but later the embassy denied it? His beginnings when he went a lot to Peru and Ecuador? That he is from the municipality of Envigado? DID YOU PEOPLE EVEN MENTIONED ABUT PABLO’S FAMOUS ESTATE “NAPOLES’ THAT HAD ZOO? THAT STOPED BRIBING THE POLICE AND STARTING KILLING MOST OF THEM YOU PEOPLE DON’T KNOW NOTHING OF HIM!!!! --Elpaisa
- if you are knowledgeable on this topic i suggest its more productive to contribute to the article than to simply critize it. Please remember to keep a NPOV and don't be afraid to be bold. uri budnik 06:19, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
Please stop the yelling. It hurts me inside.
[edit] Date of birth
It seems that the date of birth of Pablo indeed is December 1. Seaching Google images ([1]) revealed this picture of his tombstone where clearly the date of birth is visible. I'll edit the article accordingly. AlexP 16:13, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
I heard it was in '92, but I could be mistaken.
[edit] Sources
A lot of information about Escobar can be found in the archive of Semana (http://www.semana.com).
[edit] Possible removal of opinionated text.
This is purely a matter of opinion and does not contribute to the article in any way.
"Pablo Escobar was a piece of poop that ruined colombia."
Its located at the end of Early Life. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.140.207.167 (talk) 01:22, 15 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Who´s on the pictures?
Did anyone realize, that on this picture "Colombian policemen standing by Pablo Escobar's dead body on roof.", he´s wearing black pants and on the book cover below they´re white??
- No, the pictures are from different angles. In the color photo his pants are light blue and his shirt is dark colored. In the black and white photo his pants are light colored and his shirt is dark colored.--FriendlyDalek 03:32, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Comments on the solidarity of Medellin's citizens towards Pablo
I think a distinction ought to be made here when speaking about Pablo's favor among the citizens of Medellin. While it's true that while Pablo was hero-worshipped by a small portion of the population in his native barrio, he was almost universally reviled by the citizens of Medellin. There's no question he was charitable with the poor, and some may still remember him as a kind of glorified saviour, but this is also the man who declared war on the city of Medellin over the radio. I think the article unduly portrays the people of Medellin as supportive of Escobar. Speaking as someone from 'Medallo' I can say this was not the case. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 156.98.234.158 (talk • contribs).
