U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and local Colombians called on Congress to revisit the stalled Colombian Free Trade Agreement in light of last week's rescue of 15 hostages. cwoods@MiamiHerald.com Colombia's dramatic military operation last week against terrorist rebels means freedom for 15 long-held hostages, including three Americans. A group of Republican lawmakers and South Florida Colombian leaders believe it should mean something more: U.S. Congressional approval of the stalled Free Trade Agreement with the South American nation. ''It is time to stop criticizing the people of Colombia and their democratically elected government and . . . start criticizing the real culprit, the FARC,'' said Mario Diaz-Balart, referring to the Spanish acronym for the rebels, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. ``We need to start...
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