NPR actually ran a respectable piece about the rescue and had lots of fine things to say about the US Special Operators involved.
What's funny is that one reports says that the US participated, but the pentagon says it was all Columbian SOF... That's what I'm talking about. Well done all.
Quit snickering about me listening to NPR. I live in VT, it's considered hippy-camoflage...
http://www.npr.org
Morning Edition, July 9, 2008 · The U.S. Embassy in Bogota has provided details about U.S. participation in the effort to rescue three Americans along with Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other hostages held by FARC guerrillas in Colombia.
The U.S. created a 100-member team of intelligence analysts and special forces who helped train Colombian forces and helped track the FARC guerrillas.