We blogged a few weeks back about Ingrid Betancourt who has been held by FARC for the last six years. For much of that time she has been tied to a tree or held in chains. Betancourt has strong NZ links so we hoped that the NZ media might get off its butt and take up the cause. We hoped that the "Greens" and others might take up the cause also. But silence....
The Economist reports on page 49, that there are rumours that Betancourt might be about to be released. Lets hope this is true. But as The Economist reminds us, FARC has several hundred hostages. Most don't have the strong international connections of Ms Betancourt.
