Friday, July 18, 2008

Stephen Gjertson The Anniversary painting

Stephen Gjertson The Anniversary painting
Pablo Picasso Le Moulin de la Galette painting
rebels and their hostages then crammed into a hijacked helicopter and flew 45 minutes deeper into the jungle, landing in a clearing near the Colombian border. Deep Into the Wilderness Once on the ground, they continued on foot. One guerrilla led the way, hacking out a path with his machete; behind him marched the hostages, single file, each one followed by an armed rebel. In the ensuing days, eight hostages — including Weber, four other Americans, a Chilean, an Argentine and a New Zealander — lived at gunpoint, never knowing whether their captors wanted money or blood. When Weber's wife Lisa first heard the news of his disappearance, she laughed in disbelief.

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