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Betancourt says captors hated her

Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician held hostage for more than six years by guerrillas in the Colombian jungle, told CBC News in an exclusive interview that her captors despised her. "I was a politician. They hated politicians. Full Article at CBC News

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    Hostage details captors' hatred for her
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    TORONTO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she is convinced the guerrillas who held her in the Colombian jungle for more than six years clearly hated her. Full Article at United Press International

Related Quotes

  1. I was a politician. They hated politicians. I was a person with some education. They had none, so they thought I [had] a privileged social background and they hated me for that
    Ingrid Betancourt – Ingrid Betancourt SOURCE: CBC News 2 months ago
  2. It was difficult because sometimes I had one person that was human, and it was like a gift. But mostly they were trained to be very cold, cruel
    Ingrid Betancourt – Ingrid Betancourt SOURCE: CBC News 2 months ago
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