Fear Turns to Joy in Colombian Hostage Rescue Video

Posted on: Friday, 4 July 2008, 21:00 CDT BOGOTA, Colombia _ A video of the dramatic Colombian hostage rescue shows 15 captives walking sullenly to a helicopter, believing they were being taken by an international humanitarian group to another camp belonging to the guerrilla group. Once aloft, however, they hug one another and cry with joy as they realize that they're free. To view the three-minute edited video, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCAYq(underscore)XABv8 The Colombian defense ministry on Friday provided both the video and more details of Wednesday's dramatic rescue that freed three U.S. military contractors, former Colombian senator and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, as well as 11 Colombian policemen and soldiers. Their captors were the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Known as the FARC for their... [read full story]