Report: FARC Was Paid Millions For Hostages

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Friday July 04, 2008 · 6:58 PM PDT

2008/07/04 · 18:58

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Leaders of the Colombian FARC rebel movement were paid millions of dollars to free Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages, Swiss radio said on Friday, quoting 'a reliable source'.

The 15 hostages released on Wednesday by the Colombian army 'were in reality ransomed for a high price, and the whole operation afterwards was a set-up,' the radio's French-language channel said.

Saying the United States, which had three of its citizens among those freed, was behind the deal, it put the price of the ransom at some $20 million.

The UK's Daily Mail also mentions this.

UPDATE: Per Davefromqueens -- the London Times sez BushCo paid the ransom!

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