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  • July 2008

    • 'Mom, You Don't Have to Cry Anymore'

      Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      'Mom, You Don't Have to Cry Anymore'

      (Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt embraced her family today after six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle, the Washington Post reports. "Mom, you don't have to cry anymore," said Betancourt, one of 15 hostages freed from FARC rebels. "This is a miracle." Betancourt appeared thin but healthy at a Bogota military base and wore an ever-present smile. Meanwhile, three US contractors kidnapped in 2003 were on way their back to the US tonight. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe

    • Trickery Brings Colombia Hostages to Safety

      Reuters  |  Jul 2, 08 5:49 PM CDT

      Trickery Brings Colombia Hostages to Safety

      (Newser) - A simple ruse led to the freedom of the high-profile hostages held for years by Colombia's FARC rebels, Reuters reports. Government soldiers duped guerrillas into believing they were humanitarian aid workers and offered to fly the hostages from their jungle hideaway to meet with FARC boss Alfonso Cano. Instead, they flew Ingrid Betancourt, three US military contractors and 11 others to freedom. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe

    • Mac Supporter's Firm Funded Colombian Terrorists

      Huffington Post  |  Jul 2, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Mac Supporter's Firm Funded Colombian Terrorists

      (Newser) - A billionaire who co-hosted a $2 million party for John McCain last week paid almost as much to a Colombian paramilitary group through his former company, the Huffington Post reports. Under Carl Lindner, Chiquita funneled $1.7 million to AUC, a group the US deems a terrorist organization—and one watchdog ties “to many of the country’s most notorious civilian massacres." More »

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      John McCain  • Colombia  • FARC  • fundraiser  • Chiquita  • political favoritism

    • Betancourt, 3 US Hostages Freed From FARC Rebels

      Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Betancourt, 3 US Hostages Freed From FARC Rebels

      (AP) - Colombia's military has freed 15 hostages—including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three US contractors—from Maoist rebel group FARC, the AP reports. Colombia's defense minister announced the rescue today, saying that 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. The minister says the other 11 hostages freed were Colombian soldiers and police. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • Latin America  • Ingrid Betancourt

  • June 2008

    • Murder Capital Transforms Into Cultural Haven

      Miami Herald  |  Jun 10, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Murder Capital Transforms Into Cultural Haven

      (Newser) - Once the world's most dangerous city, Medellin, Colombia, is now a relatively safe and culturally vibrant haven for its 2.1 million residents. In 1991, Medellin recorded 6,349 homicides, or nearly 18 per day; today, thanks to improved security under the administration of president Alvaro Uribe, the rate is barely 2 a day, reports the Miami Herald . More »

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      crime  • Colombia  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe

    • Bookish Past Might Not Help Rebel Leader

      Washington Post  |  Jun 9, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      Bookish Past Might Not Help Rebel Leader

      (Newser) - Though Alfonso Cano, the new commander of Colombia’s FARC rebels, is a bookish intellectual, don’t expect a new push towards government negotiations, sources tell the Washington Post. Cano, who turned to Marx in college after a middle-class upbringing, would be uniquely suited to push peaceful political action—but in its weakened state, the FARC needs its leader to show strength. More »

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      insurgents  • Colombia  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe  • Colombian rebels  • Marxism  • Manuel Marulanda  • Alfonso Cano

    • Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      (Newser) - The daughter of a beauty queen and a diplomat who once enjoyed a charmed existence in fashionable Parisian quarters, Ingrid Betancourt is now a hostage in a Colombian jungle who is sometimes chained by the neck to a tree. The Wall Street Journal profiles the plight of the former Colombian presidential candidate, who was kidnapped in 2002 by rebels. More »

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      France  • kidnapping  • Colombia  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe  • Bogota

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