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nytimes.com at 27 Feb 2009 02:03 pm
Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian politician, is depicted as selfish and haughty in a memoir by fellow hostages held with her.
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Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt speaks to guests during an arrival ceremony held in her honor at the Villacoublay military base near Paris on July 4, 2008. Betancourt, who holds both French and Columbian citizenship, was rescued on July 2nd from rebels in Columbia after six years in captivity. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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TORONTO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she is convinced the guerrillas who held her in the Colombian jungle for more than six years clearly hated her.
BOGOTA, June 24 (UPI) -- One-time Colombian presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage by leftist rebels for six years, has filed for divorce.
LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- One of three U.S. contractors held hostage in a Colombian jungle says the behavior of fellow hostage Ingrid Betancourt did not match her image.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt has thanked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for his efforts to free those held by Colombian rebels, El Universal reported Tuesday.
QUITO, Ecuador, July 15 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that Colombia's recent successful effort to free 15 hostages was more luck than the result of "good planning."
BOGOTA, July 8 (UPI) -- Family members of some captives still held by leftist rebels in Colombia complained that the government only chose to rescue "trophy hostages."
BOGOTA, July 7 (UPI) -- Hostages held by Colombian leftist rebels for years sometimes fought among themselves during their detainment, a former captive told CNN Monday.
PARIS, July 5 (UPI) -- Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt checked into a Paris hospital for medical tests Saturday after being freed in a daring jungle rescue.
BOGOTA, July 5 (UPI) -- Colombian officials released a videotape Friday that shows the rescue of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.
HAVANA, July 4 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized the Colombian FARC guerrillas for holding Ingrid Betancourt and others hostage for years.
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telegraph.co.uk at 26 Feb 2009 01:29 pm
The heroic status of Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued from six years in the hands of Marxist guerrillas deep in the Colombian jungle has been shattered by a memoir from her fellow captives.
telegraph.co.uk at 30 Nov 2008 04:51 pm
Families of hostages held by Marxist FARC rebels met in Bogota on Sunday with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt asking her to work on their behalf during her Latin...
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