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Journalist sees 3 US hostages held for six months

(12 Sep 2003) Location unknown - July 2003 1. Pan from left to right over still of Americans Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes 2. Still US hostage, identity unclear 3. Still of Keith Stansell and Mark Gonsalves 4. Still of Marc Gonsalves 5. Cut away of Jorge Enrique Botero Bogota, Colombia - September 12, 2003 6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jorge Enrique Botero, Colombian journalist "They (referring to the three American hostages that Botero interviewed) said the last time they saw Thomas (American that was murdered after the plane crash) and the Colombian man (murdered after the plane crash, that 'They came towards us, from the house with their hands in the air, but there were helicopters and we were taken out of there.' But in the night they asked the leader what was happening with Thomas and the Colombian man and he responded to them 'they are dead'. So they didn't want to continue asking anything else, because they were frightened." 7. Cutaway hands 8. SOUNDBITE: Jorge Enrique Botero, Colombian journalist "They asked, 'when are we getting out of here?, he responded (referring to kidnapper) 'only for an exchange'. And if there is no exchange, will we be here for years, he responded (kidnapper) 'yes you will be here fore years'. And they asked, 'what if they come to rescue us?' Alfredo responded, 'you would die in the fighting, if they come to rescue you we will not give you back'." Location unknown - July 2003 9. Still of Marc Gonsalves 10. Still of Tom Howes 11. Still of Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves 12. Still of Tom Howes 13. Still of US hostage, identity unclear Bogota, Colombia - September 12, 2003 14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jorge Enrique Botero, Colombian journalist "I would say Keith Stansell is the most prepared for this type of adversity. But he is very emotional, during the message for his family, you can see profound sadness. Marc is the one that has most back up from his friends." File - Caqueta, Colombia 15. Wide shot helicopter 16. Helicopter lifting debris STORYLINE: A journalist described on Thursday his meeting with three US military contractors who have been held captive for seven months, by Colombian rebels. Guarded by hundreds of armed men deep in the country's jungle Tom Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell pass the time by playing with a homemade deck of cards and dreaming of their families. Cut off from the outside world, their isolation was broken only after Jorge Enrique Botero, a Colombian freelance reporter travelled for days over rough roads and jungle rivers with a rebel escort to interview them on July 25 in a remote part of the country. The three Americans _ considered prisoners of war by the FARC _ sleep in an 18-by-18-foot wooden hut in beds fashioned from branches. Botero told APTN that there was always a guard just five yards away from them, and that they had been told that a rescue attempt would result in their death. Howes and Gonsalves fight boredom by playing cards made from notebook paper but the three long for a radio, according to the Colombian journalist. Botero said Howes, who at 50 is the eldest of the captives and has a young son with his Peruvian wife, spends a lot of time reflecting on his priorities. They are the first US military contractors to be captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Colombia's 39-year guerrilla war. Washington has long been providing military aid to halt cocaine production controlled by the rebels and their paramilitary foes, and recently began training and providing intelligence for counterinsurgency operations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...