[witnesstothefall]

You might be less angry if you consider the fact that everyone on that plane was a willing and well-paid merc. Don't get me wrong, I want them saved from the FARC, but don't waste your time with crocodile tears about any injustice.

[Stingray51]

They were contractors working for the U.S. Government, i.e., all of us, and it's our job to seek their safe recovery, one way or another. Personally, I thought they behaved and spoke very appropriately under the circumstances.