Political Quotes

“today, I would briefly like to recount the details of a troubling series of events that resulted in the capture of four Americans, one of whom was executed, in the jungles of Colombia. I recently received word of this story from a special operations officer with intimate knowledge of these and subsequent events. Three years ago today, a contract surveillance plane operated by four American Defense Department contractors and one Colombian military sergeant, was flying in support of our joint counternarcotics efforts in Colombia. Engine troubles forced the crew to crash land the aircraft in the Colombian jungle south of the capital Bogata. While there was a small window of opportunity to mount a search and rescue effort, the launch of the rescue team was never authorized. All five crew members were captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. FARC is a known terrorist organization that has terrorized Colombian civilians and political figures for decades. It has kidnapped and killed numerous American citizens and poses a serious threat to U.S. interests in Colombia. FARC is also very actively involved in drug trafficking and extortion. FARC immediately executed the lone Colombian serviceman and one of the Americans and moved the other hostages farther south, deeper into the Colombian jungle. In the 3 years since their abduction, there has been only one serious attempt to rescue the three remaining American contractors.…”