据报道，美国总统布什在11月下旬访问哥伦比亚期间，成为当地反政府武装“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”的暗杀目标。由于安全戒备森严，他们最终没机会下手。“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”是该国最大的反政府武装，现有兵力约17，000人，长期与政府对抗，曾数次策划袭击乌里韦总统。外电报道如下：Colombia's main rebel group asked followers¹ to mount an assassination² attempt against US President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week, Colombian Defense³ Minister Jorge Uribe said. There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack.

Uribe told reporters late Friday that informants said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, told followers to attack Bush during his four-hour visit in the seaside city of Cartagena last Monday, where he met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.