BOGOTA, Colombia, July 20 -- In the letters María Teresa de Mendieta received from her husband, he spoke of a jungle-borne disease that had so infected his legs that he had to drag himself through the mud to go to the bathroom. He wrote of being chained at the neck with other hostages held by Col... -
Millions Rally for Colombian Hostages
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 20 -- In the letters María Teresa de Mendieta received from her husband, he spoke of a jungle-borne disease that had so infected his legs that he had to drag himself through the mud to go to the bathroom. He wrote of being chained at the neck with other hostages held by Col...-
By Juan Forero