July 2, 2008--The Rescue (Waved Good-Bye)

On July 2, 2008, the Colombian Military staged a stunning rescue operation freeing 15 hostages, some held for more than 10 years, from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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News & Politics

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• FARC
• Hostages
• Keith
• Stansell
• Marc
• Gonsalves
• Thomas
• Howes
• Ingrid
• Betancourt
• Colombia

[hardball2963]

i dont understand why this was called a rescue when FARC combatants where around the helicopter when they flew for freedom? why they were released? can somebody explain this? is this really a rescue or a buy out freedom involving million of dollars?

[sdaytonk]

@hardball2963 Are you also a truther? Why don't you give a read to the hostages' memoir "Out of Captivity"? There have been a number of good Spanish language books about the genesis of the plan, the preparation, and the execution. However, if you are a conspiracy theorist, nothing I say or do and no amount evidence or literature is going to convince you.

[sdaytonk]

@sdaytonk There is no evidence of any kind of a buy out and most of the FARC leadership involved in the kidnapping and detention of these hostages have subsequently been killed or sent to prison... some buy out.

[andresparra]

Beautiful Video, the pictures of freedom and hope.

Thank you very much for this!

[sdaytonk]

You are quite welcome!

[TheColombianMarine]

A Beautifull Day

[sdaytonk]

Well, other than training, planning, equipment, intelligence, and five billion dollars worth of a wide range of support, you're right, the U.S. had very little to do with this...

[tozecalado]

tell me one thing is was the u.s. who save ingrid betancourt and the others?

[sdaytonk]

I believe that the Ambassador was with them before they went to the states.

[balseroflaco]

is that William Bromsfield talking to the american hostages?