I Feel Sorry For The Victim

From the Chicago Sun Times: The Rev. Jesse Jackson accepted an invitation Saturday from Colombia’s largest guerrilla army to mediate the release of an American man the rebels have held since June.

The Chicago civil rights activist announced his intervention in the case of Kevin Scott after meeting late into the previous night with leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

FARC and Colombian government negotiators have been holding peace talks in Havana since November 2012.

“We accept this obligation and opportunity to render service to Kevin Scott, his family and our nation,” Jackson told reporters outside Havana’s Hotel Nacional.

“We have made contact with the State Department urging them to contact the next of kin of Kevin Scott and let them know his release is imminent,” added Jackson, who plans to travel to Colombia next week.  http://www.suntimes.com/22855068-761/rev-jackson-to-mediate-for-us-captive-in-colombia.html

It's sad that the U.S. government has no one to help the victim and that they have to turn the case over to Jesse Jackson.

Then, even if the hostage is released, Jackson, who has much bigger ego than Obama, if that is even possible, will push the hostage aside and steal all the camera time.

But how does Jackson know the release is imminent if he just took on the case?

But I suppose, since the thug captors want some TV time, who else to go to other than Jackson?  He does attract TV cameras- he just doesn't et anyone else near them.

But this once again shows what a failure the Obama presidency has been- they cannot even get a single hostage freed from a  bit country.