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There was a bombing in a Colombian nightclub over the weekend. A 300-pound bomb exploded in an underground parking garage at a fancy private club. As of now, 32 people have been confirmed dead.

The bombing has been attributed to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a leftist rebel group commonly known as the FARC. Being Marxists, the FARC are probably pissed about some social stratification issue or something. (Well, either that or because the US recently started training the Colombian army to hunt FARC.) And because bombings are the trendy way to send a message in Columbia, they naturally turn to a car full of explosives to express their displeasure.

Here's an interesting description of the club:

The club, which charges about $15,000 to join, included squash courts, a gymnasium, a large swimming pool and restaurants, including one where patrons could test their golf swings on a practice driving range while big-screen televisions broadcast news about Colombia's 39-year-old conflict.

Colombia's 39-year old conflict? Has it actually been going on for 39 years?

At first that seemed crazy to me. With that kind of longevity, it's gotta be the longest running conflict in history, right? Then I remembered this doozy, which is almost 100 years old, and this rivalry, which, while having fewer casualties, still can be vicious.

Also, I think one time France and England hated each other for like 1000 years.

After I came to my senses about the history of global conflicts, I called Hazeltine to bitch. If 15 large buys me swimming, squash, and a driving range with my dinner in Colombia, my money may just head south for the winter. It's the amenities, stupid.

This weekend went too fast.