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Colombia releases footage of daring hostage rescue Agents worm way into rebel leadership, position hostages for rescue Hostages whisked away on helicopter that rebels think is one of theirs About 60 rebels are left on ground, not knowing they'd been duped BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombia showed video Friday of an orderly mission that ended in hugs and laughter for 15 hostages who were rescued from a Colombian guerilla group this week. Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt is shown on the video of the rescue. The 3½-minute video was shot by Colombian soldiers posing as a media crew during Wednesday's operation. It was shown at Colombia's military headquarters Friday. It begins with the hostages being led across a field, heads bowed and their wrists in the plastic banding commonly used as handcuffs. One of the... [read full story]                    

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(anonymous) - Jul 5, 2008
I am very annoyed to see that CNN is not fully objective on it's reporting on who was involved into the liberation of the hostages. I am looking into a full independent international news reporting agency and not for a politicaly motivated news agency. I know that CNN is orienated but there is a limit to what credibility can stand. So don't try to bring the credit on the US when obviously they were not involved....even remotly. It's really bad reporting...I better look at BCC or any international news chanel even at al jazeera if I can get objectives reporting rather than out of place demagogy.
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(anonymous) - Jul 10, 2008
If you really knew the truth...
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(anonymous) - Jul 10, 2008
Interesting standpoint. Some people tend to bring all the 'credit' on the US for all the bad things done in the world. However, when something good happens, they simply don't believe that the US are involved.
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