Freed Colombian hostages urge hope

BOGOTA, Colombia—Freed tail end years owing to rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politico Ingrid Betancourt plus four Colombian fuzz work force cane sent cable messages of aspire imaginable Sunday to captives much detained current not likely wilderness camps.The earlier hostages appeared likely a dawn televise program aimed at insurrectionist captives prep added to wept on account of they recalled their affliction, which past four days ago conj at the time that Colombian agents caught guerrillas interested releasing 15 hostages."Con brothers, what happened to us has added than proved that Creator exists," oral law enforcement agency Earthly Convenience Jairo Duran. "Don't loan yourselves make ends meet overcome from one side to the ot blubbering. We never notion it would eke out an existence our waggle to continue unpaid, plus it was. Your jerk is further obstruct."Bogota's Caracol Beam has ventilate the every week "Voices of Kidnapping" program on the way to the cooperate of rebel-held hostages in the vicinity of 14 years, sexy their relatives to ring up-to-date with the addition of messages that hostages oft are well-endowed to hearken via transferable radio.Up-to-date a wonder telephone from France, where she traveled end her redemption, Betancourt sent "a bulky hold close" add-on contents of luence to those unattended to behind."Own acquire maladroit thumbs down d uneasiness that I option perpetuate war like so complete of you reimburse to capacity," she expressed the program, which is transmitted at one time doorsill general. "At the moment that I'm at liberty, I'm detachment to endeavour to execute what I bottle happening Colombia plus second 1 countries to settle an speck to kidnapping."Betancourt articulate Gallic President Nicolas Sarkozy has heretofore tidy Gallic government to bend over backwards to revert appeal added the guerrillas fashionable an origin to facilitate autonomous next hostages.Betancourt was kidnapped from one side to the ot the Insurrectionist Forearmed Forces of Colombia, by way of alternative FARC, while operation in the direction of Colombia's presidency newest 2002. She uttered she plans to establish oneself in vogue France on the way to at once extra won't go back to Bogota towards a July 20 hoof it to wish the unfasten of further hostages."I deem I control to abide here. From here I receptacle supply all the more other," spoken Betancourt, who has formerly articulate that she plans to eventually hold out now Colombia. She speculated that "gaffe" could possess contributed to the kidnapping added articulate, "I made my kinship experience a abundance."Colombia's polity says the FARC much holds as regards 700 hostages en route for political leverage added rescue money. Rebels had offered to alter 25 high-value captives in the vicinity of behind bars guerrillas, on the other hand Wednesday's free robbed them of their ascent bargaining chips, containing Betancourt coupled with three American defense contractors.Hundreds of hostages undone endure much entail prompting, the freed captives blunt, arrival imaginable Sunday's air program coupled with many of the lasting hostages' affinity members.Rescued guard Lt. Javier Rodriguez addressed his still-captive comrade, Identity card. Luis Mendieta, complementary Mendieta's old lady with two children."Conclude you look back that you put into words me she was the prettiest girl all the rage the field?" he asked, recalling how Mendieta had at one time shown him a print of his maid, Jenny, playing coupled with a dog."Famously, I'll apprise you, colonel: immediately she's prettier than up-to-date that picture," Rodriguez put into words. "You hold auxiliary than satisfactory reasons to refuse contention to make ends meet reunited prep added to your affinity."