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The Conservative Voice Columns (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Hely Mejia Mendoza, known better by his alias "Martin Sombra," was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Friday on seven counts of terrorism and weapons charges arising out of his participation in the hostage-taking of three American citizens, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, in the Republic of Colombia, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Fifteen hostages were rescued this month, including kidnapped French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans. Keith Stansell of Sarasota was one of the three U.S. military contractors held in captivity for more than five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... three months to create the 32 chessmen needed to play. That allowed him and his fellow hostages, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, to pass the time. "We're in chains, sitting Indian-style on a piece of plastic, just playing chess," Stansell told Headline News. "And when you're doing that, you're free." In the past, hostages and other prisoners have improvised sets out of bottle...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... show or spectacle."According to a transcript of an unaired part of the interview, former hostages Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves wanted Meade to understand why they had accepted her request and how they hoped the interview would go.Stansell: We don't want a circus. This is our lives. Please respect what this man went through and ...Meade: What you've been through. Yes.Gonsalves:...
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TexasSparkle (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The Americans were Marc Gonsalves, Thomas "Randy" Howes and Keith Stansell. I watched their interview on CNN today. I was impressed with the obvious affection they had for one another. They spoke of how each had kept the other strong. The entire story is fascinating, as you might imagine, but they described how they carved chess pieces and drew a chess board. It became a way to escape....
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I Am A TV Junkie, A Blog For The Cl (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... Variety has this: According to a transcript of an unaired part of the interview, former hostages Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves wanted Meade to understand why they had accepted her request and how they hoped the interview would go: Stansell : We don't want a circus. This is our lives. Please respect what this man went through and ... Meade : What you've been through. Yes....
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... dedicated to securing the release of the American contractors, Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, since they were captured in February 2003. Suspecting that a rescue plan was in motion, U.S. officials asked Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who laid out the daring blueprint on June 25, the first official said. On June 30, at a meeting of the National Security...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
LAKEWOOD RANCH — After almost 51/2 years as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas, where he was forced wear heavy chains around his neck while marching for hours and while sleeping, Keith Stansell is finally home.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — When guerrillas discovered sophisticated sensors hanging from the trees along a jungle river in southern Colombia, hostage Keith Stansell secretly rejoiced.The tracking devices were put there by U.S. Special Forces and, for Stansell, they signaled that the noose was tightening around his rebel captors. After he was rescued this month by Colombian agents disguised...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
After more than 5 1/2 years as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas, forced to march for hours while chained and to sleep on the floors of drug labs and under rats nests, Keith Stansell is finally home.
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CNN (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
(CNN) -- Three Americans rescued last week from captivity in the Colombian jungle left a medical center for their homes Saturday, hoping for some time out of the spotlight as they reconnect with loved ones.Left to right, Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves address reporters before flying home Saturday. Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes -- hostages...
