A Nation Held To Ransom - Colombia

[MrOnezeroit]

It is true that the Colombian guerilla is vicious today, but for those who may be insterested research the origins of the FARC and how it became to be what it is today. La VIOLENCIA did happen.

[supertuber97]

i've spent a lot of time in colombia and never had a minutes trouble. this is old. viva colombia

[preludefan]

fuck marxisim

[capenati]

And besides, the Colombians didnt even think about the Americans

[grekito]

I think Ingrid B is a treacherous bitch

She almost got the Americans killed

Who has the most kidnappings Mexico or Colombia? does anybody know?

[capenati]

Colombia doesnt have more kidnappings, at least less that the USA, especially Mexico

[grekito]

I tell you what! As long as there are organizations like FARC people will always think negatively, I personally think is a dangerous place though I've never been to your beautiful country...

[capenati]

Yeah, it could be true, but thats only in the Amazonian part, and every country is dangerous in way, including the USA

[GlobalNotes]

Colombia is first in the world. Mexico is second

[LukasTowell]

Colombia is the kidnaping capital of the world .

[danjos10]

@LukasTowell WAS¡¡¡¡

[Fhawerkk]

The weird thing is not these kidnapped ppl and drugs and all this shit,...

the weird thing is HOW THE FUCK DID U DO TO UPLOAD A 31:10 MINUTES VIDEO. u gotta fuckin tell me man

[BlueIce137]

God I'm glad I don't live in a country like this.

[jhnsnsc1]

Uribe faced threats, death and destruction. However, he held firm and the lives of many Colombians has improved. FARC has been driven in the hills. Yes there is more work to be done. God bless Uribe and Colombia.

[TheColombianMarine]

Thank you =D We will defeat the FARC! God Bless America too, the best country of the world! Go America!

[MegaMacManiac]

Haha, everyone in colombia hates uribe.

Everyone outside loves em...

[jhnsnsc1]

That's NOT true. I have many Colombian friends that have a very high regard of Uribe and if what you're saying is true he would not have been elected by a MAJORITY of Colombians twice!

[MegaMacManiac]

Sigh, if you lived in colombia you would know...

[jalokebeen4]

who told you everyone in colombia hates Uribe?

[MegaMacManiac]

I am currently visiting Colombia. (Born here) And from what people are saying and the graffiti on the walls. It sounds like the majority of colombia really dislike is presidency.

[cvapolo]

So graffiti is your great source of information... sorry to burst your bubble, but you know what kind of people do graffiti don't you?

What you probably saw is the result of the manipulation of political factions taking advantage of young people.

Uribe is one of the most popular presidents this nation has had, and if there was a third chance for another period hell probably win that election hands down.

[capenati]

Your probably looking at the 10% of colombia man

[capenati]

What???????????!!!!!!! your freakin out of your mind man, you stupid american, I live here man and since Uribe came we are kicking Farc ass and kidnappers butt

[etopla]

I live here too you dumb fuck.

And I agree with megamacmaniac

[capenati]

speak properly

[atollado]

¡ NO MORE FART "

[Camilo19832001]

malditos farc de mierda gracias a estos terroristas mi colombia sufre... espero que un dia estos desgraciados o se rindan o los maten para que mi patra se cure

[nikogarzon19834]

como a sufrido mi pobre colombia, por culpa de sus propios habitantes desde el politico que le roba al pueblo hasta pobre e indefenso que se deja lavar el cerebro por falsos ideales, o el colombiano indeferente con su realidad. todos los gobiernos que han tenido colombia an sido una porqueria, y los violentos lo son aun mas, pero aun no es tarde paara cambiar, un verdadero cambio se generara cuando los colombianos nos comprometamos con esta causa.

[hotathlete2]

The farc are communist scum of the earth. These kidnapping and their corrupt actions are going to backfire on them. I'm Colombian. A cousin of mine was held ransom for 8 years. These bastards were never caught. They disgrace our country.

[johnjairopiedrahita]

el dia de ayer manifeste mi sipecha sobre el supuesto operativo de rescate, y hoy sale un periodista suizo diciendo que tiene pruebas de que las farc recibio 5 milones de liboras por la liberacion, eso dice algo no creen, y pues que va a decir ingrid, ella es la directa veneficiada.

[cvapolo]

Se ofrecian hasta 100 millones de dolares solo por la información que llevara a su liberación, si las farc se conformaron con lo que el periodista suizo son unos idiotas...

[goodsoninc]

i think betancourt was freed after big ranson big money payment

[cvapolo]

Colombian government always made public when they pay money for an operation, why change that? They want to make everyone to know that they are paying the rewards they promised, so if money was paid they made that public.

FARC is weak and cracked, they no longer fight for ideals but for money and drugs, Colombian Democratic Government is wining this war.

[murderxkawai]

its true that the gov of colombia always made public when they pay money and thats the reason we dont feel "proud" of it. So maybe thi time they wanted to make ppl believe that they finally made a good operation. Of course nobody is gonna buy that story.

Im colombian and I've lived there for 14 yrs, and sadly our goverment is the most corrupted EVER.

[johnjairopiedrahita]

hola a todos

no se les hace extraño que justo cuando la imagen del uribito esta en lo mas bajo es que se da este disque rescate, no se nota como que es parece una cortina de humo para tapar el escandalo que lo quiere empantanar con la yidispolitica, y bueno, como es eso que los guerrillos entregan a esta gente sin comunicarse por radio con sus cabezillas?, no se, ami se me hace como muy raro, eso si, llore de la aalegria, no solo por ingrid que es nada mas que una secuestrada mas,

[ferrozm]

esta sospecha si se justifica pro toda la corrupcion pero yo creo que si fuese algo asi Ingrid se lo diria a la prensa.

[Polovidente]

MacCain se llevó a sus mercenarios en el avión, Más coincidencias?

[cvapolo]

FREE!!! LIBRE!!!

Today Inbrid Betancourt was rescued whit other 14 hostages (3 american contractors and 11 soldiers and police men) by the Colombian Army. This is the greatest victory achieved over the FARC in President Alvaro Uribe Velez period.

Hoy Ingrid Betancourt fue rescatada junto a otros 14 rehenes (3 contratistas americanos y 11 soldados y policías) por el Ejercito Colombiano. Esta es la mayor victoria conseguida sobre las FARC bajo el mandato del Presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

[Archias01]

Gracias Colombia por el apoyo que han dado para liberar los rehenes de los terroristas. Es un gran dia y me da mucho orgullo la amistad entre los EU y Colombia.

[Fhawerkk]

i think inghrit was freed. after lots of shags, i mean, they banged her night and day.lol

[cvapolo]

I find your commentary very distasteful, and lacking a better word, just wrong.

This is just a joke to you, but for us in Colombia its a painful and open wound, you are touching a chord there pall.

Please dont posting forever, or are least until you develop some common sense.

[Volkok]

You stupid ignorant, colombia is not the kidnap capital of the world! go to middle east and you'll see there's a bunch of other kidnaping 3 times more.

[buenas001]

yes! you're totally right. stupid ignorants that talk about what they even don't know.

[pipeandes]

no se por que no se preocupan por los policias de la misma manera que lo hacen por ingrid, cuales seran los intereses detras de todo esto?

[olgapate94]

colombia ni siquiera es el pais con mas secuestros en el mundo, brazil mejico bolivia, pakistan, tailandia china bosnia croacia bosnia y muchos mas nos superan

[thebestbitchintown]

Colombia no, Uribe es solo una ficha mas en el ajedrez de Bush para los propositos de la nueva orden mundial,"The New world Order", informense bien. Investiguen sobre las sociedades secretas," Skulls and bones" es una de ellas.

[cfG21]

siempre las personas que hablan como ignorantes son los que nunca han estado alli. Haga lo que mi amigo hizo. el ez de venezuela y es un activista contra chavez. el personalmente se fue para cuba en vacaciones y se fue por todo el pais las partes buenes y las partes malas. Despues formo su opinion sobre la politica. Sea positivo o negativo el tomo la opurtunidad de no ser un tarado y fue an investigar y por eso lo respeto.

[buenas001]

Uribe ha sido el mejor presidente de colombia, y no gano las elecciones con la ayuda de paramilitares, gano con el apoyo de todos los colombianos, y se lo merece. ademas si los de las FARC son unos terroristas, no es gente que negocia facimlemte, sin tener beneficio propio y sin que nos afecte a los colombianos. Ademas, no se les olvide que Ingrid no es la unica secuestrada. hay cientos de soldados y militares que tambien estan en la misma situacion.

[plk19]

Me gustaría saber que opina usted acerca de los más de 30 parlamentarios presos por vínculos con los paramilitares, todos ellos/as de la coalición del presidente uribe. Los paramilitares han confesado que oprimieron al pueblo para que votaran por los parapolíticos muchos de ellos/as amigos de Uribe, y hasta su primo!!!

[buenas001]

me gustaria saber que opina usted de los paramilitares que uribe acaba de extraditar.

Ademas en un pais como colombia, en las regiones rurales, los que mandan son los paramilitares o los guerrilleros. asi de simple. es asi como los politicos deben "lambonearles" a los paramilitares para llegar a sus posiciones, porque o si no, de otra manera los matan o simplemente nunca llegan a ellos. o usted nunca le "lamboneo" a sus profesores? o a su jefe?

[buenas001]

me gustaria saber que opina usted de los paramilitares que uribe acaba de extraditar.

Ademas en un pais como colombia, en las regiones rurales, los que mandan son los paramilitares o los guerrilleros. asi de simple. es asi como los politicos deben "lambonearles" a los paramilitares para llegar a sus posiciones, porque o si no, de otra manera los matan o simplemente nunca llegan a ellos. o usted nunca le "lamboneo" a sus profesores? o a su jefe?

[buenas001]

Ademas, lastimosamente ,o mejor, tristemente la gente de los pueblos y de estas regiones rurales, no tienen de que vivir y su diario vivir es conseguirse el pan de cada dia. Entonces, si un paramilitar les da algo, asi sea un poco de comida o de plata por un voto, por què se van a negar? es muy triste, y no deberia ocurrir, pero es asi como pasa.

[buenas001]

Por ultimo, dejeme decirle que el primo de uribe haya hecho eso, no tiene nada que ver con el presidente. yo creo que si en familias normales, cuando la gente paasa de 40 y no se ve con los primos, el presidente uribe no va a ser una excepcion, y mucho menos si tiene un trabajo que lo ocupa 20 horas de todos sus dias.

me gustaria saber que opina usted de presidentes como samper, o un posible presidente como serpa? Compare.

[buenas001]

Ademàs, al menos en Colombia, porque usted no debe ser de aca por còmo habla, las personas que pasan de los 40 se dejan de hablar con sus primos, y no veo porque Uribe va a ser la excepcion, y mucho menos si es el presidente de una republica , un hombre tan ocupado. Me gustaria saber que opina usted del presidente como Samper, o un posible presidnete como Serpa. Compare.

[niniopatriotico]

yo nunca crei en el mensaje de las guerillas pero no podemos ,seria intolerable e inperdonable del pueblo olvidarse de la respuesta criminal de los paras

[Eredora]

This is what you get when you Google or Youtube: COLOMBIA, and then Colombians do not call themselves terrorists.

Please leave Thumbs Down feedback so curiosity can let everyone can read this message.

[JFHL95]

bitch

[litto2387]

La culpa es de Uribe, gano la presidencia con fraude, apoyado por los paramilitares, para juntar votos en lugares estrategicos, ahora porque quiere la reelección, sale a negociar, no porque Ingrid este enferma, eso no le importa, sino lo hubiera hecho antes. El mundo lo mira, fraude no puede hacer, a que le teme?, a que, si le pasa algo a Ingrid, es culpable, algo esta tramando, quien le puede creer a Uribe, si es el 2º mentiroso del mundo.

Ojala liberen a Ingrid, y roguemos que no sea tarde.

[pipelimo]

felicitaciones, excelente comentario, a este gobierno no le interesa la liberción de Ingrid porque no se van a poder repartir la torta en el 2010.

[camilocuesta]

el gobierno de Uribe y de Santos LIBERÓ A INGRID BETANCOURT, sin arrodillarse a las farc, sino en un operativo militar. La libertad no se ruega ni se negocia, SE EXIGE.

Infórmese bien ignorante

[pipelimo]

no soy ignorante señor respete¡¡¡¡ señor camilocuesta. La liberación se produce en momentos donde el presidente necesita popularidad para superar esta crisis porque negocio por debajo de la mesa su reeelección, me parece excelente este operativo, el gobierno de uribe tiene sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, al igual como el de chavez y el de correa.

[camilocuesta]

Chávez pretendía que todo colombia se arrodillara ante las farc, que extorsionan usando vidas humanas. Mientras haya gente que pague por el secuestro, el secuestro será lucrativo. Chávez inclusive se atrevió a pedir UN MINUTO DE SILENCIO por el secuestrador de estas personas gracias a dios liberadas. Asi que el adjetivo de ignorante le cae muy bien.

[pipelimo]

y quien dijo que apoyo a chavez ???? pfff mijo no voy a seguri discutiendo con ud porque es con el rspeto que se parte para diferencias puntos de vista pero ud es muy agresivo con sus comentarios

[JFHL95]

si claro

por eso ya la encontraron sierto

ademas ud es argentino

vea los problemas de su paiz y ahi si depues hablamos

ah oe ud si tiene una mente q sirve para hablar mierda

[yolita1974]

FARC AND ELN are just lazy people that they don't like to work, They love the easy life. They are just the narcotrafic army. The worst enemy of Colombians.Las guerrillas FARC Y ELN.. simplemente son una parranda de perezosos que les gusta la vida facil. Ponganse a trabajar zanganos.. ellos no son el ejercito del pueblo, son el ejercito del narcotrafico.

[daniboy155]

la guerrilla no esta pelendo por el pueblo y por un mejor futuro , ellos pelean por los cultivos ilicitos y son unos cobardes que secuestran y asesinan .

y no tienes escrupulos .

liberen los secuestrados y vallanse para venezuela y ecuador que tanto los defienden esos traidores de Correa y Chavez.

[IlanaM8]

Hey it is not about legalizing drugs. I am a Colombian and a member in my family was kidnapped...U should not make it that simple. We are talking about humanitarian rights, not just market laws. Your reasoning is STUPID

[sisterjeffiner]

Something must be done. At least there has been a great deal of media coverage recently which can only be a good thing.

[cflying]

The solution here is to legalize drugs. The violent criminal element disappears once the supply of cocaine is permitted to meet demand. Prohibition of alcohol failed. After alcohol was legalized the number of people killed as a result dropped to zero. Read your history and economics books. Legalizing drugs will make the value of drugs drop. It is the life risk associated with the production of drugs that drives the cost up. Legalization of drugs prevents kidnapping.

[ballate1967]

farc liberen a ingrid ya si la dejan morir el mundo entero los condenaran, libertad a ingrid

[yolita1974]

Que liberen a todos los secuestrados. Todos deberian ser liberados.

[latinthrut]

THE FARC AND ELN MADE COLOMBIA WHAT IT IS NOW! VERY SAD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY FOR THE KIDNAPS AND CRIMES! AND CHAVEZ SUPPORTS THOSE ACTS OF CRIME! VERY SAD, The colombians want peace!

[lagarwoerks]

look 15:00

that was days before they kidnapped her (Ingrid)

[sisterjeffiner]

This story has touched me like no other. The situation is now graver than ever. Surely she should be released if she is that ill. The hostages that were released yesterday have told of how ill she is. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[core1976scotland]

Yes the right wing junta is causing huge problems there with drugs.

[artymowski]

Are you stupid? Get a clue!

[artymowski]

What right wing junta? Are you a communist or just plain stupid?

[jordan6153]

yo pienso de la misma forma que cuando liberen a ingrid se valla a vivir a francia con sus hijos y su familia y no se meta en mas politica, por que la procima la van a matar, que le de ese calor que nesecitan sus hijos su esposo y su mama, que ella no va areglar a colombia ni eso tiene arreglo, lo que vale es la familia

[olegorra]

Ingrid te metiste a jugar con abejas pensando que ellas no tienen miel como tu derecho a ponerla en tu cafe. Somos humanos cometemos errores y amamos quizas al ver que muchos sufren. El deseo de arreglar a Colombia no puede seguir como parte de ti en frente de los guerrilleros. No la asesinen, dejenla libre que para recuperarse necesita el resto de su vida con los suyos. Colombianos prometan no elegirla presidente nunca, y regresa a Francia. Vive por ti mujer! y tu familia.

[jor6153]

farc ya colombia hablo y no te quiere suelta a todos los secuestrados, rechasamos a la farc le demandamos que suelten a todos nuestros hermanos secuestrados ya!! no queremos la farc en colombia vallanse ya

[Userabroad]

NO MORE LIES, NO MORE FARC. IMMEDIATE FREEDOM TO ALL HOSTAGES. FARC: Colombia is a beautiful country, please let us enjoy it. Don't spoil it for the rest of us. Give the freedom back to all people kidnapped. Live and let live it's that easy.

[RavnoUK]

fuck country..

[vwR32racing]

Ignorant

[RavnoUK]

Am i? or perhaps you are?

[JFHL95]

ignorant retarded piece of shit

ur a nobody

u only want ppls attention

do us a favour a nd fuck off

[RavnoUK]

a ver... vamos a dejar de decir estupideces... colombia apesta y es CIERTO.. y ojo soy colombiano..

[pinkdove72]

she needs to get out of the jungle she needs to tell the world.i pray for her to get out,after so many years people lose hope but i still have hope because she could be the change for all this corruption,god bless her and her family.the farc needs to be destroyed!.

[pinkdove72]

ingrid is a wonderful woman who has been kidnapped the only thing she wanted was colombia to be in peace without corruption and war,she fought against it with fear,and she got kidnapped,she was traveling around colombia in her campain i saw her once and i truly believe her words for a better colombia,this needs to stop!.

[amiga104]

Kidnapped people in Colombia will make news on February 4th.

[rolandsausage]

Free Ingrid, the FARC have betrayed their original principles and care only about drug money and profit for the own selfish gain.

They are the enemy of the people, just like the corrupt politicians.

[miningexcavator]

Not criticize the Colombian Goverment, when you dont know what is the real situation. we have a democratic government, today we live too better and the Farc are terrorist they attack the civil population, they are drug smmuglers, the receive child in their guerilla.

The Farc are the only guilty. They are so cruel. Venezuela is making an agreeement with the worse rats in the history, Farc -EP

Yo también como colombiano de la clase media declaro que este es el peor grupo armado de la historia

[MiddleEastPolitics]

Are FARC actually popular in Columbia?

[oppod78]

No the are not and you spell it Colombia

[MiddleEastPolitics]

Thanks sorry. Are they just a bunch of Drug Dealers then? They put a candidate in for president and he got less than 1% of votes.

[bollyking2000]

hey farc putas one day YOUR families will be kidnapped and then we'll see how tough you are; hijos de putas

[jor6153]

libertad para los secuestrados, miren como los tienen en la celva, ya no mas maltratos para sus propios hermanos la farc por que abusan de sus propios hermanos, no temen a Dios les espera un juicio pero no de hombre sino de Dios, LIBERTAD PAA INGRID YA, EL MUNDO ENTERO ESTA CONTRA USTEDES YA NO MAS VIOLENCIA, LIBERTAD, LIBERTAD A INGRID Y A TODOS LOS SECUESTRADOS

[vazzykiller]

Free Ingrid

[javikors]

soy colombiano y declaro anre el mundo que las FARC, son uno de los peores grupos terroristas y los asesinos mas malditos en toda la historia

[vazzykiller]

Chávez is not supporting FARC, he's just giving what they want for the humanitary exchange

[dieguis12]

he does that, because he wants people to support him he does it for publicity.

[vazzykiller]

Whatever... at least someone is doing something for that forgotten people and the families support him and feels some hope

[camilocuesta]

huh, and you thing the colombian goverment is doing nothing? "do something" doesn't necessarily mean to kiss the kipnappers asses.

[theBigTakeover]

People can be so fucking cruel.

[altj30]

uribe no es mejor de chavez, a uribe no le importa nada de los secuestrados

[camilocuesta]

mas bien es que a las farc no les importan los secuestrados

[dieguis12]

chavez es un imbecil, un marica ese guevon deberia pudrirse en la carcel malparido

[farewellmyth]

Chávez said that he had been told by a FARC leader that she is still alive. You should be thankful to him for asking. That is more than can be said for many world leaders... but no, you choose to harbor hate and ignore justice.

[dieguis12]

he does that, because he wants people to support him, he does it for publicity.

[miningexcavator]

Chavez is only a populist leader, and he doesnt worry about Venezuelan kidnap victims

[camilocuesta]

Chávez paid uds 300.000 millions to get some hostages freed and regain popularity. Chavez is negotiating with human lives, that's the farc bussiness. We should not be thankful for killers to release their hostages, we should be thankful for the farcs puts an ak47 up their asses.

[delaguer]

for the love of money is the root of all evil...

[wilfredofaisca777]

y pensar que alguien cercano a ella de seguro conoce lo que paso, quien la tiene o donde esta...

[pr13t0]

spookynshadow your words and your heart is PURE SHIT lol... the really killers living in the motherfuckerUSA USA=irak,afganistan,vietnam,cu­ba,palestina,africa,latinameri­ca million of people die Across the hands of the army U.S And nobody said anything fagget idiot

[babylucas222]

you are such a dick!

[tortex088]

you are such an ignorant!

[Archias01]

Los Farc no representan la gente igual que los gobiernos tampoco. Sin embargo, el Farc es una desgracia del nombre socialismo y deben ser eliminados. Son criminales nada mas.

[pipeandes]

las farc..............si! sin mayusculas, esta gente no merece respeto

[gruntball]

FARC and ELN are terrorists, yes. But compared to the Colombian Army and the paramilitary death squad allies, they're saints. Most deaths in Colombian are attributable to the paramilitaries and the Army, the numbers aren't even close. El Salvador and Guatemala from the 70's and 80's come to mind. It's much easier to kill a poor hungry peasant who asks for a better life than it is to kidnap a prominent political figure.

[pipeandes]

bullshit!

[pebase]

do you live in colombia?, i actually feel save with the army, where do you get your facts from asshole

[camilocuesta]

that's so not true, informate your self better.

[pkarley]

bs revolucionarios el culo, matones perros cobardes que se esconden detras de un camuflado, no los llamemos guerrilleros nunca mas si no terroristas hps

[freeallhostages]

FARC are terrorists. FREE ALL HOSTAGES NOW!

[AlexRawlings]

I really hope that Ingrid is found and released, she has so much courage. It is going to be hard to cut out such ingrained corruption and her abduction seems very suspicious. Great reporting though !

[pipeandes]

what about the other people that still kidnapped? the soldiers that fought for the country? and no boddy ask for them.

[diogenessilva135]

NOBODY CARES, THEY ARE NOT FRENCH CITIZENS, NO UNESCO'S EMBASSADOR SONS AND THEY DID NOT GO TO THE zona de distencion TO GIVE THEMSELVES TO LAS FARC LOOKING FOR POLITICAL BENEFITS. INGRIND HAS GOOD IDEAS AND I THINK IS HONEST, BUT SHE BELIEVES IN UTOPIAS. THIS IS THE REAL WORLD , AFTER 6 YEARS IN THE JUNGLE I'M SHURE SHE KNOWS THAT.

[MORIARTY1972]

very good video.know a little on FARC, know that ira/sinn fein sent terrorist from northen ireland [my country]  to train this guerrilla group in the way of urban terror tacticts.i feel sorry for the people of columbia. FARC and IRA/SINN FEIN are nothing but criminal thugs

[spookynshadow]

The whole world is going mad! My heart goes out to the people there and to Venezuelians and Bolivians!living in a country where Killers rule their lands> :0 may peace come to you all!

[AmAxORuLz]

"killers rule their lands" omg your comment is so excessive that is just made me laugh so hard!!!