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For Immediate Release
07/02/2008
07/02/2008
Pelosi Statement on Rescue of American Hostages in Colombia
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in reaction to the rescue of three Americans among the 15 people held captive by Colombian rebels. Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes were military contractors taken captive when their surveillance plane went down in 2003.
“The news that three Americans and their fellow captives held by Colombian rebels have been freed is the answer to the hopes and prayers of so many. That the rescue operation succeeded without loss of life is an additional reason to give thanks. Americans share in the gratitude that the families and loved ones of the freed hostages feel today as they will be able to celebrate their freedom this Independence Day weekend.”