The rescue of 7 hostages in Colombia serves as a reminder that however much we may romanticize the notion of being a left-wing guerrilla hiding out in the jungle, in a civil war, both sides usually soil themselves and in the end the only guarantee is that the farmers and villagers will bear the brunt of it all.
The best account of the rescue is in the NYT
and here's the video, straight from the Colombian government:
Mindefensa presentó el video de la Operación Jaque
