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From Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages and Buried Treasure. Copyright ? 2010 by John Otis. Published by William Morrow...
...July 2008 operation were probably keen to avoid the fate of the earliest rescue attempt. The misadventures of that fiasco, along with the final rescue attempt, are detailed in a new book by veteran Latin America journalist John Otis, Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages and Buried Treasure. An excerpt follows...
...taxes. Besides, Sanabria figured that if they turned in the money, higher-ranking officers would give his soldiers three-day passes, then start filling their own pockets. Wasn't that what always happened? It was like that scene in the Clint Eastwood flick Kelly's Heroes, where the preppy American captain warns Big Joe and his exhausted foot soldiers that the punishment for looting is death even as he considers the logistics of loading a German yacht aboard...
From Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages and Buried Treasure. Copyright ? 2010 by John Otis. Published by William Morrow...
...already told myself that I was fortunate to have the means to seek treatment overseas, and that I would not pursue legal action if my vision was restored. After nine months, thousands of dollars and a procedure performed by an American doctor, about 50% of my vision has been restored. The imbalance between the right and left eye, which has normal vision, causes routine dizziness and discomfort, but I remain optimistic that I will get my right eye back...