07-02-2008, 13:39
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Ingrid Betancourt, 3 American Hostages Rescued From Colombian Rebels
Well done, gents
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375481,00.html
Ingrid Betancourt, 3 American Hostages Rescued From Colombian Rebels
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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BOGOTA, Colombia — BREAKING NEWS:
Colombia says it has rescued French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three American hostages from rebels who had held them for years.
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07-02-2008, 13:41
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Colombia News: Ingrid betancourt and the 3 Amercian hostages have been Rescued
Ingrid Betancourt, the three americans ( Stansell,Gonsalves and Howes, held hostage since 13 Feb 2003) and 14 colombian soldiers who have been taken hostage for many years by the FARC have been rescued by colombian special forces. Just a few minutes ago the Colombian Defense Minister, Juan Manuel Santos has realesed the news during a press conference.
From REUTERS,AP:
BOGOTA, July 2 (Reuters) - Colombia said on Wednesday it rescued three Americans and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt from leftist guerrillas who had held them for years in secret jungle camps.
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said all the former hostages were in reasonably good health.
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07-02-2008, 13:48
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Great Job!!!!!!
Can not wait to hear how it went and how many Dead FARC were left at the site.
I am sure that the family's will be getting a great 4th of July Present.......
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07-02-2008, 14:10
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Truly wonderful news. Five or more years as a hostage - I'm sure they'll treasure their new-found freedom.
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07-02-2008, 14:14
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Outstanding!
Now it's time for open season on the FARC!!!!
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07-02-2008, 14:16
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Great Job!!!!!!
Can not wait to hear how it went and how many Dead FARC were left at the site....
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Sorry, looks like they were punks and gave up.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375481,00.html
Politician Ingrid Betancourt, 3 American Hostages Rescued From Colombian Rebels
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said its military rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels, who had been held for years, on Wednesday.
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos says no one was hurt in the operation in eastern Colombia.
He said army commandos captured rebels manning a security ring around the hostages and got them to persuade their comrades to turn over the captives, without any loss of life.
Santos says the other 11 hostages freed were Colombian soldiers and police.
Betancourt, the Americans Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, and the other hostages were taken to a military base.
In Paris, Betancourt's son Lorenzo Delloye-Betancourt called her release after six years of captivity, "if true, the most beautiful news of my life."
There was no answer at the homes of American families of the three U.S. hostages.
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07-02-2008, 14:39
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Awesome Job.... Sure there are some incredible stories to tell. A tough women to hang in there that long and not giving up.
Welcome Home
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07-02-2008, 14:54
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Quote:
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Sorry, looks like they were punks and gave up.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375481,00.html
Politician Ingrid Betancourt, 3 American Hostages Rescued From Colombian Rebels
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said its military rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels, who had been held for years, on Wednesday.
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos says no one was hurt in the operation in eastern Colombia.
He said army commandos captured rebels manning a security ring around the hostages and got them to persuade their comrades to turn over the captives, without any loss of life.
Santos says the other 11 hostages freed were Colombian soldiers and police.
Betancourt, the Americans Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, and the other hostages were taken to a military base.
In Paris, Betancourt's son Lorenzo Delloye-Betancourt called her release after six years of captivity, "if true, the most beautiful news of my life."
There was no answer at the homes of American families of the three U.S. hostages. |
Too Bad but this is still Great news..........
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07-02-2008, 15:13
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This weekends meaning of "Freedom" should be a great one for them.
Happy 4th of July !
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07-02-2008, 14:34
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A thread on the same subject was started by TR an hour ago.
It had the deceptive title of: "Ingrid Betencourt, 3 American Hostages Rescued from Colombian Rebels"
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07-02-2008, 18:42
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Thanks to the Colombian military, and thanks to everyone else who worked so hard to make this happen.
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07-03-2008, 00:22
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Finally they are free!
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Colombia tricks rebels into freeing hostages
Mission rescues Betancourt, 3 Americans and 11 others in jungle
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired.
Betancourt, who was seized on the campaign trail six long years ago, appeared thin but healthy as she strode down the stairs of a military plane and held her mother in a long embrace. She said she still aspires to the presidency.
"God, this is a miracle," Betancourt said. "Such a perfect operation is unprecedented."
Eleven Colombian police and soldiers were also freed in the rescue, the most serious blow ever dealt to the 44-year-old Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which considered the four hostages their most valuable bargaining chips. The FARC is already reeling from the deaths of key commanders and the loss of much of the territory it once held.
The Americans — Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell — were flown directly to the United States to reunite with their families, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said. Their plane landed at Lackland Air Force Base shortly after midnight Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy in Bogota says the men, who worked for Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp., were the longest-held American hostages in the world.
Infiltrating the guerrillas
Santos said military intelligence agents infiltrated the guerrilla ranks and led the local commander in charge of the hostages, alias Cesar, to believe they were going to take them to Alfonso Cano, the guerrillas' supreme leader.
The hostages, who had been divided in three groups, were taken to a rendezvous where two disguised helicopters piloted by Colombian military agents were waiting. Betancourt said her hands and feet were bound, which she called "humiliating."
The pilots, she said, were posing as members of a relief organization, but "they were dressed like clowns," wearing Che Guevara shirts, so she assumed they were rebels.
But when they were airborne, she looked behind her and saw Cesar, who had treated her so cruelly for so many years, lying on the floor blindfolded.
"The chief of the operation said, 'We're the national army. You're free,"' she said. "The helicopter almost fell from the sky because we were jumping up and down, yelling, crying, hugging one another. We couldn't believe it."
The operation, Santos said, "will go into history for its audacity and effectiveness."
"We wanted to have it happen as it did today," added armed forces chief Gen. Freddy Padilla. "Without a single shot. Without anyone wounded. Absolutely safe and sound, without a scratch."
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07-03-2008, 03:27
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Here you go...
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07-03-2008, 05:13
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My daughter works at NOG, I think the same div/section as the three Americans,, Arlington/DC office..
She told me about the announcement yesterday afternoon.. Made a bunch of people happy..
Someone is doing something right..
Welcome home..
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