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US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 03 July 08

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Three US military contractors were among the 15 hostages rescued by the Colombian forces that freed Ingrid Betancourt from Farc rebels.

The contractors were working in Colombia as part of America's 35-year effort to fight the production and sale of narcotics - the so-called War on Drugs.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports on the US reaction to their homecoming.

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  • Please, most Colombians that come here are highly educated at least University diplomas and were at least middle class and I'd say at least half come here legally already. You're an ignorant fool go back to watching CNN.

  • pure Colombian inginuaty.. USA had little to nothing to do with that military operation Colombian is an autonomus indipendant state..

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  • At the beginning of July Colombia informed that he had freed Betancourtin and 14 other hostages. Radio however, Suisse Romande will first report on July 4th, the ransoms of 20 million dollars which have received FARC after which a staged liberation operation was made.

  • agreed...You are 1000% right

  • its not that the US didn't care about their civilians, the Bush Administration was rightfully wary of negiotiating with a group that uses ransoms from kidnappings to fund their war against the government. Giving into the demands of the FARC will only encourage them to continue to take hostages, and will strengthen their cause to fight the Colombian government. You cannot negotiate with terrorists, no matter how hard it may be...

  • totally agree with you, if it would have gone wrong, i am sure they would not be taking credit for that.

  • Alvaro Uribe

    lol take care

  • Agreed!

  • Tsk tsk tsk. Look at 65% of Americans......

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