... and some good news for a change...

The Colombian Army rescued 15 hostages from the FARC including the foremer presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three US contractors, and the rest, members of Colombian Army and police; with an operation in which the Army posed as a fictitious humanitarian organization.

Obviously this will complicate any further efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the remaining hostages... but before we all jump in an criticize this, let's not forget that hostage-taking, no matter the cause, is tantamount to torture.

Betancourt, for instance, had been held for about six years; similarly with the US defense contractors. Betancourt was captured when she headed off to meet with the FARC to plead for a peace process.