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Ingrid Betancourt's ordeal is finally over.(THE WEEK)(Brief article)
Ingrid Betancourt's ordeal is finally over. Six years ago, running for office in her native Colombia, she was abducted by FARC, the self-described Marxists who really are nothing but narcoterrorists. Ever since, she has remained a victim, deprived of her family (including two growing children), a witness to the cruelty of her captors. The Colombian government of President Andres Pastrana tried to appease the thugs, but the more they were given, the more they took. His successor, Alvaro Uribe, decided instead to defeat them militarily, and he has been highly successful. In this campaign, the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt was a brilliantly inventive stroke, reminiscent of Entebbe in Uganda, ...
- A beautiful, laughing, free Ingrid Betancourt.
- News wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh July 11, 2008 700+ words
...made a hostage of Ingrid Betancourt, I have always...presidency of Colombia. Ingrid Betancourt looked older, emaciated...succeed the retiring Andres Pastrana. Betancourt was...chose not to forget Ingrid Betancourt. An
- Colombia's kidnapped candidate: Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by FARC rebels,...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor March 12, 2002 700+ words
...Shortly before she was kidnapped by leftist guerrillas, Ingrid Betancourt was asked who she admired. She said "Joan of Arc...Caguan - the 16,000- square-mile zone that President Andres Pastrana demilitarized in 1998 as an incentive for peace. "You...
- `The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt'; Producers: HBO/Cinemax Reel Life,...
- Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek Whitney, Daisy January 10, 2005 700+ words
...winning HBO film "The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt'' was produced by two women who...Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt in 2002 and the struggle of her family...and no experience, but read [Ingrid Betancourt's] book,''' Ms. Hayes said...
- Statement on the Release of Ingrid Betancourt and Other Hostages.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 2, 2008 700+ words
...following the release of Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages: "I...relieved and very happy that Ingrid Betancourt's six-year nightmare...come to an end. I hope that Ingrid Betancourt will soon be reunited with...
- Colombia's truth-teller; Ingrid Betancourt on taming the political...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times March 5, 2002 700+ words
...years past. In Colombia, there is Ingrid Betancourt, long a gadfly of the country...although a few Colombians like Ingrid Betancourt have borne witness to the country...the predatory political class that Ingrid Betancourt has learned to loathe so much would...
- A symbol--but of what? Ingrid Betancourt and Colombia's government.(Ingrid...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) March 20, 2004 700+ words
In Europe, Ingrid Betancourt's captivity is seen as an indictment of Colombia's government...cubicle in Bogota surrounded by posters demanding the freeing of Ingrid Betancourt, the movement's kidnapped former presidential candidate...
- En busca de Ingrid.(secuestro de la político Ingrid Betancourt)
- Magazine article from: Proceso Bibiana Flórez, Sandra February 27, 2005 700+ words
...cumplieron tres aos del secuestro de Ingrid Betancourt, excandidata a la presidencia de...las buenas y en las malas", dijo Ingrid Betancourt en referencia a los pobladores de...selvticas del pas. En Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt es recordada como una poltica aguerrida...
- Ingrid Betancourt (2L) stands with Yolanda Pulecio (L), the Governor...
- Picture from: Getty Images ROGERIO BARBOSA September 24, 2009 700+ words
ROGERIO BARBOSA Getty Images 09-24-2009 Ingrid Betancourt (2L) stands with Yolanda Pulecio (L), the Governor... Full Size JPG (2638 KB) Ingrid Betancourt (2L) stands with Yolanda Pulecio (L), the Governor General of Canada Micha...
