'I took a decision that led me to be kidnapped and there's no point crying about it. I was held captive for six years because I went along with a friend at a moment when I thought I could change the world. Would I do it again? Never.'
-- Clara Rojas (left), in a San Francisco Chronicle interview. Rojas once was a candidate for Vice President of Colombia, on a 
ticket with Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt (right); both were abducted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Rojas spent 6 almost years as a hostage of the before her release to the Red Cross last January. (photo credit) Betancourt was freed by a commando raid half a year later.
ticket with Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt (right); both were abducted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Rojas spent 6 almost years as a hostage of the before her release to the Red Cross last January. (photo credit) Betancourt was freed by a commando raid half a year later.
