Things haven’t gone exactly as planned in Colombia. Three Colombian hostages held by the FARC were supposed to be home by now. But the rescue operation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at its head, was stalled by trust issues on both sides of the debate. with Venezuelan helicopters waiting for the final coordinates, the FARC called off the rescue mission saying that the Colombian military had been conducting operations against them. This led to Chavez pointing the finger at Colombian President Uribe and and even director Oliver Stone said:

Shame on Colombia, shame on Uribe

(He was part of a huge international contingent supporting the rescue mission).

Colombian officials in turn blamed the FARC for making and breaking so many promises. Then to add a novelaesque twist to the drama, enter President Uribe suddenly claiming that one of the hostages, a young boy known only as Emmanuel, born in captivity (everytime I write/read that it makes him sound like a zoo animal) to hostage Clara Rojas, is actually not in the jungle but in a foster home in Bogota, and he’s been there for years! DNA tests will prove or disprove this claim.

Via / The Guardian and 24 Horas (TV Chile)