Bloodless Medicine

Brilliant or a sham? Questions asked over Ingrid Betancourt rescue (Times Online)

4 Jul 2008

The bloodless and apparently brilliant operation to free 15 hostages from the Colombian jungle today became mired in confusion, with some reports even claiming that the entire episode was nothing but a sham to disguise the payment of a ransom.

Hostage rescue sparks joy worldwide (The Peninsula)

4 Jul 2008

bogota • Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years yesterday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas.

Ex-hostage reunited with kids (Stuff)

4 Jul 2008

Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia,has hugged her children for the first time in six years after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas.