rachel on 3/7/2008 at 21:52
Well, I honestly wasn't expecting that one any time soon.
After six and a half years of captivity in the jungle, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7486808.stm" title="Bétancourt free - BBC">Ingrid Bétancourt is free</a>, along with 14 other hostages, after a flawless extraction by the Colombian army.
Six and a half years. Holy shit. I had been following this on and off since 2003, and I have to admit in the last few months I had come to seriously doubt there would be any happy ending...
Some of the others were being held for as long as ten years! I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must have been.
Awesome news.
N'Al on 3/7/2008 at 22:05
Yeah, this is great news.
I remember a huge banner with her face on it being hung up outside the town hall in Paris whilst I was working there - so that noone would forget, I believe.
I guess they can take that banner down now. :D
aguywhoplaysthief on 4/7/2008 at 06:05
Chalk up another victory for diplomacy!
demagogue on 4/7/2008 at 07:29
I was hearing from a Colombian friend about the epic march against Farc they had recently in Bogota. I know he's happy about this. One step closer to normalcy in a country that needs it.
Rogue Keeper on 4/7/2008 at 09:39
FARC became pack of wild dogs and I blame CIA for that. :thumb:
a flower in hell on 5/7/2008 at 17:37
Quote Posted by BR796164
FARC became pack of wild dogs and I blame CIA for that. :thumb:
Sadly this is at least partially true.
Great to hear that they're finally out of there.
Thief13x on 6/7/2008 at 16:34
I think it's funny how we snagged a few hostages of our own on the way out:ebil:
