Here’s some independence.

(July 4, 2008) Independence Day – Raw Video: Daring Colombia Hostage Rescue

PlusRaw Video: Daring Colombia Hostage RescueRaw Video: Daring Colombia Hostage Rescue-The Associated Press-A video taken during the Colombian mission that rescued 15 hostages shows them hugging one another and crying tears of joy. (July 4)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available.

Thank God for our military men and women - and let’s let the military make military decisions and keep the politicans out of it.

This rescue was by the Colombian military - which rescued 15 hostages held by FARC, tricking them into giving the hostages up.

By the way, isn’t Obama somehow connected to FARC?

Yeah. Here it is. At Gateway Pundit:

The FARC Terrorists were hoping and expecting that Barack Obama would win the US elections in November because he was most aligned with the Colombian Marxist group.

This document was posted at Martha Colmenares (in Spanish) and Free Republic:

“6. Los gringos pedirán cita con el ministro para solicitarle nos comunicara su interés en conversar estos temas. Dicen que el nuevo presidente de su país será Obama y que ellos están interesados en sus compatriotas. Obama no apoyara Plan Colombia ni firma de TLC. Aquí respondimos que nos interesan las relaciones con todos los gobiernos en igualdad de condiciones y que en el caso de Estados Unidos se requiere in pronunciamiento público expresando su interés en conversar con las Farc dada su eterna guerra con nosotros.

Es todo, Abrazos, Raúl.”

(translated)
6. The gringos will ask for an appointment with the minister to solicit him to communicate to us his interest in discussing these topics. They say that the new president of their country will be Obama and that they are interested in your compatriots. Obama will not support “Plan Colombia” nor will he sign the TLC (Colombian Free Trade agreement). Here we responded that we are interested in relations with all governments in equality of conditions and that in the case of the US it is required a public pronouncement expressing their interest in talking with the FARC given their eternal war against us.

With thanks to sisterrosetta.