▁they ▁would ▁vote ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Bet anc ourt , ▁describing ▁operation ▁Ja que , ▁said ▁" I ▁am ▁una ware ▁of ▁a ▁preced ent ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁perfect ▁mission . ▁Maybe ▁only ▁the ▁Israel is … the ir ▁wonderful ▁command os ▁may ▁be ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁here ." ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁host age ▁rescue , ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁forces ▁corner ed ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁F AR C ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Front , ▁the ▁unit ▁which ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁host ages ▁capt ive . ▁ ▁Colomb ian ▁forces ▁have ▁so ▁far ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Front , ▁but ▁is ▁instead ▁offering ▁them ▁am n esty ▁if ▁they ▁surrender . ▁ ▁Ger ardo ▁Agu ilar , ▁known ▁as ▁" C esar " ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁where ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁courts ▁put ▁him ▁on ▁trial ▁for ▁tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁other ▁n arc ot ics ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁F AR C . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁on ▁several ▁tra ff ick ing ▁charges ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁serving ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year ▁sentence ▁in ▁federal ▁prison . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Al leg ed ▁foreign ▁invol vement ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁reported ly ▁provided ▁a ▁transport ▁plane ▁and ▁a ▁medical ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁liber ated ▁host ages . ▁According ▁to ▁Der ▁Sp iegel , ▁Colomb ian ▁authorities ▁had