By all accounts, last week’s rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three American soldiers and other hostages (15 in all) was a triumph of military brains over guerrilla brawn. Never mind that, if it had failed, it would have been ridiculed as a stunt more worthy of a Hollywood script than military strategy. They were… Read more.
The Hollywood-inspired rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and other FARC hostages
Monday, July 7, 2008 at 10:23 AM