Oliver Stone FARC Hostages

- Several hundred hostages held; Stone sent to help negotiate the release of threeCNN.com: Director Oliver Stone Joins Hostage Rescue Team (December 30, 2007)
- Stone recruited as part of Hugo Chavez-created rescue mission
- Stone on Chavez: He is "a great man"CNN.com: Director Oliver Stone Joins Hostage Rescue Team (December 30, 2007)
- Stone was not allowed to leave his hotel room in ColombiaCNN.com: Director Oliver Stone Joins Hostage Rescue Team (December 30, 2007)
- Was to begin working on two films set in ColombiaCNN.com: Director Oliver Stone Joins Hostage Rescue Team (December 30, 2007)

In December of 2007, American film director Oliver Stone became involved in efforts to free hostages held by FARC (The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in Colombia.
Oliver Stone Fast Facts
1. Born: September 15, 1946
2. Academy Awards: 3
3. Film credits include: Scarface, Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers, World Trade Center
FARC Fast Facts
1. Stands for Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia
2. Founded: 1964
3. Classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S.CNN.com: Director Oliver Stone Joins Hostage Rescue Team (December 30, 2007)
4. Took three American contractors hostage in 2003Christian Science Monitor: FARC Videos Show Betancourt, American Hostages Alive (December 1, 2007)