Ingrid Betancourt Presents 'Green Hell' Book in Madrid

Desi1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 09:46:

BUMP!

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NiceMangos says on Oct 1, 2008, 12:28:

certainly got that book out quick...

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mariacvetanoski says on Oct 1, 2008, 12:50:

yeah she did didn't she? am sure there is more where that came from to come ...

Save the street children of Colombia Now!!

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Desi1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 12:50:

She had plenty of time to develop the storyline ín her head tied up to a tree in the jungle. Once you have the story all figured out in your mind the book can be written ín a couple of months. She had already written one book so she knows the routine.I'm sure she didn't have any time finding a publisher for her book either; that¨'s the nightmere of every writer who is not established yet. I will buy her second book as soon as I can get hold of it.

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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 13:02:

I attended a lecture over the weekend with Consuelo González de Perdono and Gustavo Moncayo ("El caminante por la paz"). One of the attendees asked González about Ingrid. González said she lived in captivity with Ingrid for eight months and is now perplexed about Ingrid's post-release politics, especially her statements about Uribe. Apparently, Ingrid has changed direction quite a bit.

If you ever have an opportunity to see these two speak, do it. They were on a tour of Washington, Boston, NYC and Minneapolis. Gustavo tells a very moving and powerful story about his son that he hasn't seen in 11 years. There weren't very many dry eyes when he was finished.

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Desi1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 13:11:

Is the son still alive? Any proofs? (I'm crying already....I don't think I would be able to listen to him to talk about his son without howling like a lonely coyote all the time)

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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 13:33:

Gustavo thinks so but he hasn't heard anything recently.

http://www.gustavo-moncayo.fr/index-Es.htm (click on the little gray box that says "Pagiña Gustavo)

I don't know about howling coyotes, but they had to switch translators because the first one started crying. Consuelo was much less outwardly passionate. She told anecdotes about the jungle critters but not too much that was deeply personal except when she spoke about the death of her husband and the birth of her grandchild while she was in captivity. I don't know how either of them do it - telling these terrible stories several times a day to different audiences.

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Desi1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 1, 2008, 13:46:

I can't even watch a movie where somebody does something evil to somebody's child without breaking into tears. I know I'm pathetic.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 1, 2008, 14:49:

PEOPLE, people........ this book is not written by Ingrid!!!!!!!!!!! ..I wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was promoting L E Perez`s book, which the original name is "7 Anos Secuestrado Por Las FARC" That is the name of the one I am waiting for, from amazon.com
It is by Luis Eladio Perez, not by Ingrid, last time I checked?!, 3 days ago + o -, in an article in "El Colombiano" Newspaper.

Feliz Navidad!

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romy says on Oct 1, 2008, 17:44:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gseDrRgS6YLWKOk4efSX0qt5TYVA
Ingrid Betancourt prepara una fundación humanitaria

El diario El Tiempo publicó el pasado lunes una encuesta efectuada por la sociedad Datexto Company donde la pregunta era: "¿Quiere usted que Ingrid Betancourt se quede en el extranjero o que venga a hacer política u otra actividad a Colombia?

Según el sondeo, el 75,3% de los consultados quieren que se quede fuera de Colombia.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 1, 2008, 17:52:

I have always said, she should stay in France.

And the ones worried about her wanting to be president of Colombia, can rest. She did something very dumb once, she learned her lesson.

Feliz Navidad!

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johnny2008 says on Oct 1, 2008, 17:53:

What a money grubbing self promoting auto indulgent bint. What about the other guys that got rescued? what about the other things that colombia could spend its money in in lieu of rescuing politicians that wilfully placed themselves in danger?

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Sam Salmon says on Oct 1, 2008, 22:23:

"What a money grubbing self promoting auto indulgent bint."

She's not making money promoting someone else's book-that is nonsense.

" What about the other guys that got rescued?"

Many had been in captivity for 10 years or more and if you ever saw the stills/videos of them you could see they were in poor health both mentally and physically.
It remains to be seen if they can truly integrate themselves into everyday society-or if they remain broken on the fringes like so many kidnap victims.
Also Betancourt is a literate individual-the captive Army Officers and Policemen somewhat less so.

"what about the other things that colombia could spend its money in in lieu of rescuing politicians that wilfully placed themselves in danger?"

You're a ways behind the times here-that debate was over the moment the captives were freed.

' a la orden!'

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Desi1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Oct 2, 2008, 02:27:

OOPS!
Sloppy reading from me. Whichever way, it'll be worth a read.

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rocinante says on Oct 2, 2008, 05:54:

Here the perception is that Ingrid was a famous person with political aspiration kidnapped by the FARC. A lot of them never heard of here before the kidnapping.

She has made some bad decisions and should not even be running a hotdog stand let alone involved with a country's decisions on any level. This is my own opinion and I have not asked others here if they think she would make a good political leader. So I don't know what that feed back would be.

I just hope she can become a spokesperson and keep the plight of the secuestrados in international view and perhaps even help garner outside political support.

"World economic indicators point to a democrat winning 2008. It will surely be Obama. Not that the US president actually runs the US." Feb 5, 2008

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 2, 2008, 09:24:

I must be very selfish, but when she got kidnapped, I was reading the last pages of her book. It was a big, huge impact to me, I prayed for her well being, but, since that very moment I also thought of the day she would be released, and would write a book about her experiences, because I knew she was a brilliant person, and a wonderful writer.

Feliz Navidad!

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 2, 2008, 16:49:

Lisa Zee says on Oct 2, 2008, 20:04:

"From the title she´s obviously no nature lover"

Please explain....????

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billyb says on Oct 2, 2008, 20:10:

I'm assuming he is joking about the name of the book.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 2, 2008, 20:19:

She has not written a book about her experiences in the jungle yet!

Again..... that book was written by Luis Eladio Perez, not Ingrid.

But I get it billy, thanks anyway.

Feliz Navidad!

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dwmte7 says on Oct 3, 2008, 05:11:

oiga, lisa...meet you in rionegro, not near the airport. bien?

dwmte

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 08:17:

Sure, lets meet at the church, go to the 10:00am Sunday misa, then we can have lunch at the plaza. and drive to Llano Grande to Creeps and Waffles for dessert, then we go to Las Lomas and have a drink, and we have been all this time... in Rionegro! LOL

Feliz Navidad!

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dwmte7 says on Oct 3, 2008, 15:31:

you gonna go to porvenir for the candle festival this navidad?

dwmte

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 16:44:

I don`t think so. If I go it will be in Jan.

We are hijacking this tread!

Feliz Navidad!

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billyb says on Oct 3, 2008, 17:32:

Go ahead, I'd rather read about what you two are up to, than hearing about what the fok ingrid is reading nowadays ;)

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dwmte7 says on Oct 3, 2008, 18:19:

thanks billy...i agree (a little) but lisa's right, we're way wide of the thread and it's all my fricken fault. bad me.

apologies, maria...

dwmte

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 19:28:

OK. billy, any more golfing in Tahoe lately?.

Feliz Navidad!

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billyb says on Oct 3, 2008, 19:36:

Lisa, a cousin is coming in from Cali in a couple of weeks, so we're (bros and families) going to take her to Carmel for a long weekend and then, YES, Tahoe (north shore) for another long weekend (Oct 24th), so if you are going to be in the area, let me know and and you are welcome to join us for dinner and drinks.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 19:55:

Yeah and we could celebrate my B/D on the 25. thanks but I usually I go to Tahoe when it is hot.
Lat year by chance I was invited to go to Oregon and as a surprise, we stopped at Tahoe for my B/D and it was hot?!

Feliz Navidad!

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billyb says on Oct 3, 2008, 19:57:

Tahoe is usually nice at this time of year, well, at least in daytime. It might be too cold for you to jump in the lake (although I like freezing water myself).

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 19:59:

Now we really hijacked this tread, let`s take it outside billy. LOL

Feliz Navidad!

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billyb says on Oct 3, 2008, 20:05:

jejej, you are right. Although I consider myself blameless since you and Douglas already did the damage ;)

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 3, 2008, 20:09:

lol

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dwmte7 says on Oct 4, 2008, 04:52:

say, what? i confess.....like them 'brown' folks mentioned in another thread, it's all my fault.

dwmte

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