Update On Three American Contractors?

wOw says on Dec 2, 2005, 06:16:

Its my understanding from what I heard lastly that their still in captivity.... I'm sure it would be big news if their ever released and I have not heard anything.....

wOw!

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platano says on Dec 2, 2005, 07:11:

Possibility? "...Department of Defense is offering about $340,000 and the possibility of a U.S. visa..."

I guess it still depends on which window you go to and how the person at the window feels...

plátano

ARMacleod says on Dec 2, 2005, 07:11:

These are terrorists, by any name. I may be wrong of course, but if they are alive, then they will be released eventually. The FARC would have no benefit in holding them indefinitely after such a long period of time, financially or otherwise.

The two possibilities remaining are 1. They have succumbed to the mental indoctrination of their captors, or 2. They have not accepted the objectives of their captives and have paid the ultimate consequence.

Whatever, I live in the hope that they will be released alive and well.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

elmodefoque says on Dec 2, 2005, 07:24:

I remember those guys, I happened to be in Colombia when they got captured by FARC. I’m always in Colombian in Feb. for carnaval. I believe some of their USA buddies working for the same company after watching a heavy dose of Chuck Connors, Bruce Willis, Rambo and Arnold flicks decided to go in the jungle to rescued them instead ended up getting killed.

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one.Curramba, el mejor vividero del mundo!

kernow62 says on Dec 2, 2005, 07:41:

What exactly were they doing in Colombia? I saw a documentary and they did say, but I forgot. They all looked military to me.

goosekirk says on Dec 2, 2005, 12:56:

I heard I knew a guy who claimed to arrange payments for hostages. He was a real mountain man and had some pretty impressive business cards in his wallet, so I give him a decent chance of being at least somewhat truthful. He told me he knew a woman who'd seen these guys last year. Even pulled out a map and told me the general area where they'd been spotted, and he figured they'd very likely still be alive.

For whatever that's worth.

Mr. Hollywood says on Dec 2, 2005, 13:30:

Logic says that they're still alive (because they're worth nothing or very little to the FARC dead). I would also bet large sums that they're not together. Why would the FARC risk losing all 3 at once, either to rescue, escape or having to murder them in the event of one of the former?

I don't believe those who say that the US government hasn't done anything to find and rescue these guys. It's just a really damn big jungle out there with an infinite number of places to hide someone. What it would take to rescue these people is an incredible lucky break, either from getting great intelligence and time to act on it, or someone just literally stumbling upon them.

I hope they and all the other kidnapped hostages of Colombia are doing as well as can be expected.

Atrevido says on Dec 2, 2005, 18:46:

Well it sounds like there really isn't any recent update. About a year and a half ago Semana (I think) published a storey on them stating that an Avianca(again, I think) stewerdess had a baby by one of them. Also that they are under the personal guard of Mono Joy Joy. Too bad there isn't more recent news.

platano says on Dec 2, 2005, 23:08:

Communication is dangerous... Every effort to communicate leaves a trail... not a good thing if you want to remain undiscovered. (FARC may be copying from Osama's playbook... haven't heard from him recently either.)

plátano

platano says on Dec 3, 2005, 01:00:

Interesting that nobody is saying what is said about Ingrid... On the Ingrid threads the question always comes up: Why did she decide to go to Colombia?

The question always comes up: Why did she choose to go to the jungle area?

Here no one is asking those questions of the three USA "contractors"

No one is saying that these three contractors "dieron papaya"?

No one is saying "they deserved to be kidnapped" like has been said of Ingrid.

This indicates a measure of maturity on PBH and an acceptance of one's right to travel to any part of Colombia, as guaranteed by the Constitución de 1991. I think my campaigns are yielding fruit. I am pleased.

plátano

colombiausa says on Dec 15, 2005, 10:11:

"Rambo Types!?" If you have really been in Colombia you know that although it is a beautiful country security is low or not existant in many locations.
Those "rambo" types that died in the accident were honorable men, fighting for their own country in many wars and trying to make Colombia a better place to live in.
Those "rambo" types that died in the accident, died looking for their friends.Something that your comments leave doubt if you would do the same.
Furthermore you should at least try to use the least bit of respect in your comments, due to them being dead and not being able to defend themselves, eventhough who knows if you would even understand what dying for a good cause means.

colombiausa says on Dec 15, 2005, 10:24:

They deserved to be kidnapped? First of all comments like "she deserved to be kidnapped" are as ridiculous as can be. No one deserves to be kidnapped or tortured.

The three contractors go where the bosses tell them to go same as any other employee except that their job as a hell lot of risk involved.

By the way they did not give papaya since the plane failed, just like any other commercial or private aircraft.

What happened to Ingrid, Colombian armed forces personnel, Colombian politicians and our (yes, our they are Americans) three contractors is criminal, it is not their fault. It is responsability of the FARC and that is why the directly responsible have to be imprisoned (to be politically correct cause my opinions of what should happen are way different!)