Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez (AP)


Written on July 4, 2008 – 1:20 pm | by

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with the Non Aligned Movement, NAM, in Porlamar on Margarita Island, Venezuela, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Chavez congratulated Colombia for the successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages Wednesday, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors, and 11 Colombian soldiers and police. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)AP - Hugo Chavez, once a key mediator in securing hostage releases from Colombian rebels, could do little more than phone congratulations to President Alvaro Uribe after this week’s bold rescue.


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