American Hostages In Colombia
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FYI these posters with Keith and Tom were among those that were being carried at today’s anti-FARC gathering at noon today at Freedom Plaza in downtown DC (two blocks from the White House). The gathering of nearly a thousand mainly Colombians also included several officials from State and the White House, as well as a number of diplomats from the Colombian embassy. The event was well covered by the Latino press based in Washington |
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Who is Marc Gonsalves? Marc is a 31 year old man that served in the US Air Force for 8 years. He is now an employee of California Microwave Systems ,a Defense Department contractor. He is a husband, father, and a son of people who care very much for him. The reason I am telling you this? Gonsalves, Stansell and Howes were doing drug surveillance for the Department of Defense when they were taken hostage in February. The single-engine plane carrying them and two other men crashed in a remote, mountainous region south of Colombia's capital, Bogota. Almost eight months later they are still being held. A rebel commander told the Americans their only hope for freedom would be an exchange of hostages held by the rebels for imprisoned guerrillas. If President Alvaro Uribe rejects an exchange, the Americans face years in captivity, said the commander, who goes by the nom de guerre Alfredo. Fearful that making deals with the rebels will only encourage more kidnappings - as has been the case in the past - U.S. and Colombian officials have taken a hard line and refuse to negotiate. What can we do to help? Not many people know about this situation because it has been kept quiet and out of the media. We can contact our congressmen , tv stations, radio stations ,or anyone that will get people talking about this. These were men doing their jobs and it seems like nobody is trying to get them back home where they belong. Please pray for them and all other hostages around the world for their safe return home so they may be with their families and friends. Thank you (Text provided by Rich Roberts) |
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