Political Quotes

“On January 31, 1993, armed guerillas entered in Kuna village of Pucaro in Southern Panama and stormed the homes of Mark Rich, David Mankins, and Rick Teneoff. The men were missionaries for new Tribes Mission who lived in the village with their families. The guerillas tied up the men in their homes and ordered their wives to prepare packages of clothing. Then they all--the gun-toting guerillas and the three American missionaries--disappeared into the night. The three men have not been heard from again--that was over 5 rac{1}{2} ext{ years ago. The three men are believed to be the longest held American hostages in our history. It is believed the men are being held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC--an organization designated by the State Department as a terrorist group. It is believed the men were taken to Northern Colombia into an area controlled by the FARC. We know little else. We don't know whether the men are dead or alive. We don't know the exact location of whether they are being held. Very little information has become available. For over 5 years, the families of these men have longed for the return of their loved ones--Mark has two daughters, David has a son and a daughter, and Rick has two daughters. These children have all spent the last years of their young lives without their fathers. Their mothers--Tania Rich, Nancy Mankins, and Patti Teneoff--have been without their husbands.”