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Colombia President Uribe admits Red Cross Emblem misuse
Today´s admission by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe over the misuse of the Red Cross Emblem during the recent "intelligence" operation to rescue Ingrid Betancourt is rather worrying. Few days back it also emerged Colombian Military forces also used Telesur emblem....French top honour for Betancourt
Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been awarded with one of the top French civilian award. She hold dual nationality of Colombia and France. "France has honoured the former hostage...
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Farc rebels denounce 'betrayal'
"Colombia's Farc rebels say betrayal by two of their own fighters led to the dramatic release of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages last week. The two guerrillas were captured by Colombian soldiers posing as aid workers, in a move which freed the hostages without a shot...Betancourt's unsung hero
Since the dramatic rescue last week of 15 hostages held by Colombia's leftist rebel movement the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, much of this country's attention - if not the world's - has been focused on Ingrid Betancourt.Finally though one of France's...
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Rescue raises question: Will Uribe run again?
"President Alvaro Uribe was master of ceremonies the night Colombian military intelligence agents disguised as humanitarian workers airlifted Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages to freedom.Elated former captives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia sat to his... Betancourt rescue video emerges
A video taken by one of the Columbian military agents on hand during the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt has surfaced on YouTube. Watch as Betancourt and the fourteen other hostages are handcuffed and marched towards a... Freedom
Ingrid Betancourt is free Friday, July 4, 2008 is when Ingrid Betancourt is...Brazil calls for end to armed struggle in Latin America
What Lula don't say is that several officials of his government have expressed open support to the FARCS. " 'The waging of armed struggle as a means of achieving power should end in Latin America,' Brazilian...138 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez
Chavez maybe sidelined but he will not sit idle while Colombia's Uribe is hailed a hero and Commander in Chief of the best military in the region. The great ego of Don Hugo will not tolerate such invasion. He will most likely begin instigating trouble in the next few days.... Ingrid Betancourt - a heroine's homecoming
When the 'plane carrying Ingrid Betancourt touches down on French soil later this afternoon she can expect to be welcomed "home" as a heroine. Quite simply put, Betancourt has become a symbol of endurance in France during her years of captivity and the statements she has made... Colombia: Betancourt, US hostages freed
This news means freedom for French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt after being held for more than six years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).Coverage from NowPublic members Zichi and Maleger.... 368 views | 9 comments | 42 recommendations
Betancourt 'rescued in Colombia'
Miss Ingrid Betancourt is finally rescued with three other American after 6 years in the hands of the Farc rebel group. " The three Americans rescued were defence department contract workers captured after their light aircraft crashed in the Colombian jungle in...Footage shows Ingrid Betancourt alive
These people are being used as pawns by FARC and Chavez is part of the mix. "The Colombian government broadcast videos on Friday of kidnapped politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans in the first proof since...Chavez asks meeting with FARC Marulanda (updated)
On November 8, 2007, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez Frias asked for a meeting with Manuel Marulanda, chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (FARC). This request is part of a number of...Cuban Journalist released After 15 Months
This is one of the victims of Fidels paradise. Cyber ink is working on a story on how U.S. Journalists visit and defend Cuba and worry about the treatment of terrorists while hundreds of Journalists sit miles...
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