Betancourt seeks Colombia kidnapping damages

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Source: BBC News

The former Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a hostage of leftist rebels, is asking Colombia's government for compensation.

Ms Betancourt and her family are seeking $6.8m (£4.5m) in damages for emotional distress and loss of earnings during her time as a Farc hostage.

Colombian officials have expressed surprise, noting that troops risked their lives to rescue her in 2008.

They say she ignored advice not to go to the area where she was kidnapped.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/latin_america/10581540.stm

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1. Ingrid is a narcissistic idiot. NT

[Judi Lynn]

2. If she had any sense at all she never would have brought up this idea at all!

The government-connected assassins of the paramilitaries are known to be able to find you ANYWHERE, even when you think you are well protected in witness protection programs, in far away countries. They can EASILY call you up on your cell phone, or show up at your children's school, or threaten any of your relatives anytime. No one is more determined, and no one's safe from them.

Alvaro Uribe's administration, and family are LOADED with connected people. He himself has been designated as connected to them as far back as 1991, in our own government secret records, obtained through FOIA.

She needs to go her own way and thank god she's only had to deal with the amateurs so far.