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Months in the Planning, the Operation Included US Special Forces Posing as Members of a “French Humanitarian Group”
By Bill Conroy
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
July 3, 2008

A U.S. military special-operations unit carried out the recent rescue of three Defense Department contractors being held by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), according to a source who has first-hand knowledge of the operation.
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By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:31 PM on 04th July 2008

‘I cry with joy,’ Ingrid Betancourt said. And she did.

After six years of being held hostage in the Colombian jungle, the former Colombian presidential candidate and French citizen flew back to her beloved France to be embraced Friday as an icon by the country that raised her.

But her return came amid claims she was released together with three Americans after a £10million ransom was paid. Columbia had said the hostages were released after a daring raid on a rebel compound.
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Source: Xinhua

11:51, July 05, 2008
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Friday that he was happy with the rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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July 2, 2008 03:07

The co-host of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
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Ecuador police link plot to militias

By JEANNETH VALDIVIESO, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jun 13, 8:51 PM ET

Two Colombians arrested in an alleged plot against President Rafael Correa claimed to have links to Colombian paramilitaries and said they were offered US$1.5 million to kill Ecuador’s leader, according to security officials and police documents.
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