Today marked the launch of the new book Out of Captivity, penned by former hostages Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes. The three American contractors were seized by FARC after their plane crashed in Colombia in 2003. The book describes in detail the day that the men were captured and the subsequent five years they spent in the jungle – often in chains or cages, walking for hours a day, being subjected to the whims of the guerrillas, often half their age, who kept watch over them with guns. The book also reveals that the men support the policies of Colombian President Uribe and the United States not to negotiate with hostage-takers.
The men will appear Friday evening on the American news programme 20/20. (see my other blog post here for more on the book’s publicity)
