US hostages' chronicle critical of Betancourt( Former FARC Prisoners inColombia(

Star Telegram ^ | 1st March 2009 | FRANK BAJAK

[Candor7]

BOGOTA -- Three Americans held captive by Colombia's leftist rebels for 5 1/2 years published a memoir Thursday full of wrenching survival stories and unkind words about Ingrid Betancourt, the most famous hostage who shared their jungle prisons.

The chronicle of the U.S. military contractors' 1,967 days as rebel captives describes their pain and perseverance, mind-numbing boredom in jungle cages, forced marches in chains, close calls under fire and ultimately, a miraculous rescue.

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[Candor7]

Freepers helped get these men out by Freeping the backchannels during the 2008 presidential election primaries.

Their book is available :

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Captivity-Surviving-Colombian-Jungle/dp/0061769525/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235922979&sr=1-1

[cripplecreek]

So can FReepers help send Betancourt back?

[Candor7]

Book Ping!

Randy Thomas Howes was my neighbor on Cape Cod. He owes me a beer.

[Candor7]

Betancourt is a leftist. She wants to go back.

[A.A. Cunningham]

It appears that Stansell is the one going after Betancourt.

"The three Americans take turns narrating their experiences in the 457-page chronicle. The other two agree with Stansell on most everything, but don't always see eye-to-eye with him on Betancourt. In the book and in phone interviews with the AP, the two said they hold no grudges, even though conflicts were frequent among hostages during their captivity."

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