The eight captives held with rojas and gonzalez are among hostages including three u. Its the anger produced by the perversity of the bad and the indifference of the good. This is the only country in the world where this many people have been held hostage for so long she said. Most people seized with him were freed in the rebels last major hostage release of police and soldiers in . When he finally was able to walk again there was a misunderstanding in the group and someone ordered chains placed around my neck again tethering me to a stick when i had just begun my convalescence. His letter says he suffers chronic headaches due to a parasite that has apparently infected his brain jenny mendieta said.