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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 01:33 PM
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Former hostage says Betancourt's family hid proof of life
Former hostage says Betancourt's family hid proof of life
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Apr 6, 2009, 16:44 GMT

Bogota - Clara Rojas, a former hostage held by leftist Colombian rebels, said the family of high profile hostage Ingrid Betancourt hid for two months evidence that Betancourt was alive.

In an interview published by the Colombian daily El Tiempo on Monday, Rojas - who was Betancourt's vice presidential candidate when the two were kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in February 2002 - said Betancourt's family hid the evidence to keep her in the media spotlight.

Rojas, who was released by FARC in early 2008, said this was one of the reasons why the two women grew apart during their time in the jungle.

'It is as if Ingrid had been kidnapped alone. The family never referred to me,' Rojas complained. 'In isolation, it was harder to discover that I could not count on them. They never referred to me in their public comments.'

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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 01:59 PM
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1. In case you don't remember, or didn't see it then, the lady with Clara is her mother.
Clara and Congresswoman Consuela Gonzalez were handed over to Hugo Chavez after negotiations.

Here is Consuela Gonzalez being reunited with daughter and her new child:

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 02:01 PM
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2. Unforgivable. I never fully trusted Betancourt.
Her ethics and her family's seem to be very self-interested which isn't exactly a recommendation for a public servant.
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Bacchus39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 02:15 PM
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3. what is the appropriate code of conduct for the enslaved??? n/t
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