Marc Gonsalves

Former hostages of Colombian paramilitary group suing former captors

Herald TribuneNov 19--Keith Stansell and two other men who were held hostage in Colombia for more than five years are suing FARC, the Colombian paramilitary group that held them. Stansell, of Manatee County, Marc Gonsalves and...

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Americans sue Colombian rebels who held them hostage

By ELAINE SILVESTRINI | The Tampa Tribune Published: November 13, 2009 TAMPA - Keith Stansell and two other men who were was held hostage in Colombia for more than five years are suing FARC, the Colombian paramilitary group...

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Court: No extradition in journalists' abduction

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer BOGOTA (AP) - The Colombian Supreme Court has denied a U.S. request to extradite a rebel commander accused of ordering the 12-day kidnapping in 2003 of two journalists on assignment for...

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Colombian guerrilla who guarded Betancourt surrenders!

Updated on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 11:46 IST Tags: Bogota: A FARC guerrilla who guarded 15 high-value hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued by the Colombian military last year,...

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Colombians abducted 10 years back may be alive: Official

Bogota, Sep 8 (EFE) The Colombian army has found proof that several hostages held by the FARC guerrilla group, including some kidnapped in 1998, are alive. A man who was carrying the information in a USB computer memory stick...

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United they ride - 1,500 ride to remember the heroes of Sept. 11

NORWALK Staff Report The CT United Ride, the largest annual Sept. 11 tribute in the state, hit the road Sunday for the ninth time. Above, riders leaves Norden Park in Norwalk Sunday morning. An estimated 1,500 motorcylces with...

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Colombia Nabs Guerrilla Tied To American's Killing

Colombia Grabs Rebel Suspected Of Killing US Contractor, Kidnapping His Companions (AP) Colombian police have captured a guerrilla suspected of killing a U.S. military contractor and a Colombian soldier after their surveillance...

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AN UNACKNOWLEDGED WAR: U.S. TROOPS, THE FARC-EP, CHAVEZ, AND AN ERROR REPEATED

The United States is at war in Latin America - or more properly - nations and guerrilla armies are at war with the United States. Although under attack, and our citizens have been killed, there has been no acknowledgement by...

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World Digest: Pakistani Taliban Announces Choice of New Leader

A wildfire rages unchecked near Marathon, northeast of Athens. Associated Press) Leader of North Sends Word to South's Lee A high-level delegation from North Korea delivered a message from leader Kim Jong Il to South Korea's...

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WORLD BRIEFS: Top Marine visits troops

CAMP RAMADI, Iraq — The top U.S. Marine is checking on troops in one war zone as he gets ready to send more to the next. Gen. James Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, visited Iraq before flying Saturday to Afghanistan,...

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