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After more than five years, Ingrid remains a prisoner of the FARC in Colombia. Here's an AP story on how she's frequently chained by the neck, because she has tried to escape five times. (Note how the article carefully avoids naming the Green Party of Colombia.) This news comes from a Colombian police officer who successfully escaped, at the price of 17 days wandering in the jungle before being rescued. Here's a story of his account from a Colombian paper. President Uribe is reportedly very upset at Ingrid's treatment, and has vowed to rescue her militarily. Many people are convinced this will result in the death of many prisoners... largely because that's what happened last time they tried a military rescue. The Colombia Support Network has a letter you can send to your Senator to try to pressure Uribe to negotiate.