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Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a hostage of leftist rebels in Colombia, has compared her ordeal with the cases of two Austrians. She said she felt love for the victims of Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her. Betancourt also revealed that she plans to meet Natasha Kampusch, who was held captive inside a windowless dungeon for more than eight years. Betancourt will not be meeting the Fritzl victims, though, because she says "they are in their space."Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a hostage of leftist rebels in Colombia, has... more
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Ingrid Betancourt says death was her "everyday companion" during the six years she was a hostage of a leftist rebel group in Colombia.
"I really couldn't even imagine that I was taking the road for seven years," she told CNN's "Larry King Live." "For me, I thought perhaps it could last for three months at the most. I couldn't imagine what was going to come."Ingrid Betancourt says death was her "everyday companion" during the six... more
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It’s not an unusual occurrence for hostages after their release to show signs of loyalty or compassion toward their hostage-takers - the psychological response more famously known as the Stockholm syndrome.
It can’t have escaped the attention of anyone the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from the grips of the Colombian FARC after countless years of captivity in the jungle. Now that they are free, the question remains…any signs of the mysterious Stockholm syndrome emerging?
To read more go to http://www.thomasonlatinamerica.blogspot.comIt’s not an unusual occurrence for hostages after their release to show signs of... more
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The Colombian government has released some very compelling video of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from the FARC rebels.
Amazing that this plan worked, and even more amazing that it is on video.The Colombian government has released some very compelling video of the rescue of... more
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Colombian BBC News viewers believe that the release of Ingrid Betancourt could result in some form of negotiation between the Colombian government and the FARC rebels. Do you think this 44-year-old conflict can see an end in the near future?
On an added note, the guy in the picture is not only relevant but also looks awesome.Colombian BBC News viewers believe that the release of Ingrid Betancourt could result... more
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Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is to arrive in France on Friday, two days after a daring rescue mission freed her after six years in captivity in the jungles of South America.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to greet Betancourt, who has dual Colombian and French citizenship, when she arrives at the at the Villacoublay military airport in Paris at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), Sarkozy's office said
Sarkozy also plans to formally welcome Betancourt to Elysee Palace, the French president's official residence.
Betancourt was among 15 hostages -- including three Americans -- who were rescued Wednesday in a Colombian military operation. She was kidnapped by FARC rebels while campaigning for the Colombian presidency in February 2002.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner accompanied Betancourt's two grown children on a flight from France, where they live, to Colombia on Thursday, allowing Betancourt to see her children for the first time since she was taken captive. operation. Watch how Betancourt spent first day of freedom »
Sarkozy and other French leaders have long sought Betancourt's freedom, but a senior French official said Thursday that France was not aware of Betancourt's release in advance.
Claude Gueant, Sarkozy's closest aide and the Elysee chief of staff, said senior French leaders learned of the successful rescue mission "about 15 minutes before the Colombian wires began to spread the news," he said in an interview with France 3 television.
He said France played no role in the rescue operation and French officials "were not expecting it at that particular moment."
By contrast, American officials had shared intelligence with Colombia that led to the operation, and even U.S. presidential candidate John McCain -- who was in Colombia when the rescue happened -- said he learned of it the night before from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and the country's defense minister
U.S. President George W. Bush said Uribe called him Wednesday to tell him about the
France, under former President Jacques Chirac and now Sarkozy, has played an active role in trying to win Betancourt's release and had been collaborating closely with Colombian authorities.
Gueant said the military operation was one of several options France had been discussing to free Betancourt, but that Sarkozy also wanted to negotiate with the FARC rebels. France has several networks of communication with the rebels, Gueant said, all of which were moving ahead.
Colombian General Freddy Padilla de Leon told CNN the mission had been in the works for months, beginning when Colombian agents penetrated the leadership group of FARC, the extreme left-wing guerrilla group that has carried out attacks and kidnappings against the government since its formation in the 1960s.
The United States had recently obtained specific intelligence that helped pinpoint the location of the hostages, a senior U.S. official told CNN. The United States shared that information with the Colombian government, which carried out the rescue with minimal logistical support from the United States, the official said.
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is to arrive in France on Friday, two days after a... more
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Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American hostages have been released by FARC rebels.
According to Colombian authorities, all the rescued hostages are in reasonably good health.Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American hostages... more
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This marks a departure for both the Colombian government and the FARC if it is true. President Uribe has said he will not negotiate with the FARC--which is the oldest guerrilla group in the world...however there is a new leader of the FARC, and there seems to be a greater interest in negotiations.
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has been held hostage by the FARC for more than 5 years. There are also a number of American citizens who are currently being held hostage by the FARC as well.
This could be one of the biggest opportunities to bring hostages home and decrease violence in Colombia in decades. This marks a departure for both the Colombian government and the FARC if it is true.... more
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The Colombian government has reportedly offered to suspend the sentences of jailed guerrillas if rebels first free hostages, one of which is the former US presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.
Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said if some captives are liberated, that the process of exchanging guerrillas for dozens of high-profile hostages including three U.S. defense contractors could be 'jump-started'.
"It is enough that Ingrid Betancourt be immediately freed for us to consider this humanitarian exchange is moving forward, and to begin delivering the benefits of suspended sentences to (jailed) members of the guerrilla group," Restrepo told reporters.
In return for their release, rebels would have to agree not to return to the ranks of the FARC, which continues its quest to topple the Colombian government.The Colombian government has reportedly offered to suspend the sentences of jailed... more
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Mme Betancourt, who is married to a French diplomat, was kidnapped by the ultra-leftist drug-trafficking Farc movement while she was a Colombian presidential candidate in 2002.Mme Betancourt, who is married to a French diplomat, was kidnapped by the... more
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