News Topic - Colombia
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NYT: Colombia rescues 'trophy hostages'
BOGOTA, July 8 (UPI) -- Family members of some captives still held by leftist rebels in Colombia complained that the government only chose to rescue "trophy hostages."
United Press International – Jul 8, 2008 3:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BOGOTA, July 8 (UPI) -- Family members of some captives still held by leftist rebels in Colombia complained that the government only chose to rescue "trophy hostages."
United Press International – Jul 8, 2008 3:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories
Bogota, Colombia: My kind of town
The people, nightlife, art and spectacular mountain setting are just a few of the myriad charms of the Colombian city of Bogota.
Telegraph.co.uk – Jul 8, 2008 1:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The people, nightlife, art and spectacular mountain setting are just a few of the myriad charms of the Colombian city of Bogota.
Telegraph.co.uk – Jul 8, 2008 1:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Hostages just got home — already there's a movie deal
The hostages were rescued just days ago, but Hollywood moves fast — there's already a movie deal about it. Vertigo Entertainment (producers of “The Lake House,” shot in andaround Chicago) and Colombian television network and production outfitRCN are teaming up to bring to the big screen the story of last week'sdramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages in Colombia.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 8, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
The hostages were rescued just days ago, but Hollywood moves fast — there's already a movie deal about it. Vertigo Entertainment (producers of “The Lake House,” shot in andaround Chicago) and Colombian television network and production outfitRCN are teaming up to bring to the big screen the story of last week'sdramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages in Colombia.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 8, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
US ex-hostage calls FARC rebels 'terrorists'AFP - One of three US defense contractors nationals held by Colombia's FARC rebels for more than five years said Monday the guerillas were not revolutionaries but "terrorists," using a crusade for the poor as a front for crime.
Yahoo! – Jul 8, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Military
Hostage rescue revives trade debate
Colombia's dramatic military operation last week against terrorist rebels means freedom for 15 long-held hostages, including three Americans.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 8, 2008 07:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
Colombia's dramatic military operation last week against terrorist rebels means freedom for 15 long-held hostages, including three Americans.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 8, 2008 07:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
Miami-bound cargo plane crashes in Colombia; 2 killed
A flower-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, according to local authorities...
KSTP.com – Jul 8, 2008 05:53 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul
A flower-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, according to local authorities...
KSTP.com – Jul 8, 2008 05:53 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul
Freed hostage calls Colombian rebels "terrorists"
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - In his first public remarks since he and two other American hostages were freed in Colombia, a U.S. defense contractor on Monday branded their captors as terrorists and praised the Colombian army for a daring rescue.
Reuters – Jul 8, 2008 05:29 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - In his first public remarks since he and two other American hostages were freed in Colombia, a U.S. defense contractor on Monday branded their captors as terrorists and praised the Colombian army for a daring rescue.
Reuters – Jul 8, 2008 05:29 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chávez, Seeking Colombia Role, Distances Himself From Rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 7 -- At a May presidential summit in Brazil, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela sought out his Colombian counterpart and regional rival, Ãlvaro Uribe. The two had not spoken in months. But Chávez got right to the point, telling Uribe: "We haven't been giving money to the...
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BOGOTA, Colombia, July 7 -- At a May presidential summit in Brazil, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela sought out his Colombian counterpart and regional rival, Ãlvaro Uribe. The two had not spoken in months. But Chávez got right to the point, telling Uribe: "We haven't been giving money to the...
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Rescued Hostages Express Gratitude
Three American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions.
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Three American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions.
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Hostage rescue a blow to Colombian terror group
The rescue last week of 15 hostages in Colombia held by the revolutionary (read: terrorist) gang FARC was as unbelievable as a Robert Ludlum novel.
HattiesburgAmerican.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Hattiesburg-Laurel
The rescue last week of 15 hostages in Colombia held by the revolutionary (read: terrorist) gang FARC was as unbelievable as a Robert Ludlum novel.
HattiesburgAmerican.com – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Mississippi: Hattiesburg-Laurel