kevin scott sutay was kidnapped in june whilst trekking through the jungle. columbian police warned him not to travel in the region. we have more from bogota. >> 26 years old kevin scott sutay was released on sunday, after spending more than four months in the columbian jungle. he was captured in june by the biggest rebel group, the farc while he was backpacking in this remote region of columbian. he's been handed over to a delegation of red cross, and the cuban government. he's been flown to bogota, and appears to be in good condition and should be able to travel back to the u.s. late on sunday. negotiations for his release have been going on for months - since the beginning of his ordeal, but have been complicated by the fact that the forkthought he was a mercenary involved in anti-counterinurgency activities in columbia. the liberation, the release was complicated by the agreement between farc and the government. kevin scott sutay is a veteran of the war in afghanistan and since his discharge has been travelling to central and south america as a backpacker,

army pilot kevin scott sutay was handed over to the red cross.was captured on 20 june. >> 54 people were killed in iraq after two shiite neighbourhoods were hit by a dozen car bombs. hundreds were injured. a group of soldiers were also attacked >> rock icon lou reed and founder of velvet underground died today at the age of 71. he had a flourishing career including the hit "walk on the wild side", no condition has been announced but he had a liver transplant in may. >> christian from "rolling stones" magazine joins me. lou reed wasn't really a commercial success, right? >> he's best known for fronting and writing songs and singing songs for the band velvet underground. they are a paradevelop at the heart of the velvet underground - they were a commercial flop but possibly the most influential band. >> if they were a flop, how can we be influential. >> the classic comment - only 30,000 people bought velvet underground records, but every one started a rock band. so much of what lou did prestaged punk and alternative rock in the '80s, and "9 0s. >>

. >> columbia's farc group released kevin scott sutay, an army marine. he was captured on june 20th. >> syria submitted a plan for getting rid of its chemical weapons arsenal three days before the deadline. it's part of the a strict and ambitious timeline aiming to eliminate the stockpile by 2014. >> at least 50 people were killed in baghdad after dozens of car bombs went off. hundreds were injud. soldiers were attacked in mosul. >> a german immigrant was arrested for the death of a cousins, his wife and children. he admitted to stabbing the family in their brooklyn home. >> and iconic cofounder of velvet underground lou reed passed away at the age of 71. his death was related to a recent liver transplant. those are the head lines "fault line" is up next. and more headlines you can find on aljazeera.com. >> jose antonio elena rodriguez was 16 when he was killed with a bullet through the head by the united states border patrol. nine more shots went into body, as he lay on the ground in his hometown, nogales mexico. the bullets fired from the top of this c

kevin scott sutay was handed over to officials at the bogota airport.was kidnapped while on vacation. earlier i spoke to our reporter. heel told us how this could impact the relationship between farc and the columbian government. >> the peace process has been going on for a year and going through a rough time. in particular the issue is that no one is really happy with the pace of the negotiations. in almost a year they only reached an agreement on the first point of the six points of the talk gapda. and the -- agenda. and the president of columbia, santos, is putting pressure on because he's spected to announce he'll run for re-location in coming weeks. this release will be seen as a gesture of goodwill on the part of the rebels, and hopefully we'll hear more good news and coming days. >> do we have any idea on how the former marine was able to be picked up by this group? >> he was a veteran of the war in afghanistan. after being discharged he went on a very long trip. he was trekking through many countries in central and south america until he arrived

. >> kevin scott sutay was handed to the red cross. he was captured by farc in june. >> lou reed passes away at the age of 71. his death related to a liver transport. those are the headlines "consider this" is up next. this is al jazeera america. >> jose antonio elena rodriguez was 16 when he was killed with a bullet through the head by the united states border patrol. nine more shots went into body, as he lay on the ground in his hometown, nogales mexico. the bullets fired from the top of this cliff in arizona traveled through an international boundary, and into a legal vacuum. the agent has never been named. >> jose antonio was found on the sidewalk. the report clearly indicate that he did not have any type of weapon in his hand, any type of rock. any type of... nothing he had a cell phone in his pocket!! why did the border patrol shoot jose antonio elena rodriguez? and why are questions involving his death met with silence? tonight, fault lines examines the nations largest law enforcement agency and asks who is holding them accounta

. >> kevin scott sutay was handed over to u.n. officials in good condition. he was kidnapped while vacationing in june. reporting on the negotiations of his release. >> negotiations had been underway since june actually when he was exurpd by th capturq in colombia. it didn't happen because of the frac and colombian rebels. they had asked for the mediation, a very well-known figures. among them u.s. human rights activists the reverend jesse jackson. but the president of colombia made it clear that he didn't want to turn the release into a media spectacle for the farc. this has been in the works for a long time. >> do we have any idea allesandro why this former marine on vacation in colombia was able to be picked up by this group? >> he was a veteran of the war in afghanistan and after being discharged he went on a very long trip. he was trekking through many countries in central and south america until he arrived in an area close to the amazon on the border with venezuela here in colombia. that is a conflict region known to be adrug corridor and many local aut

the rebels turned over 26-year-old kevin scott sutay. he was delivered to bogota. he was taken hostage last june. >>> well, the phrase "so help me dwod" is now optional for air force cadets. they announced the policy shift after pressure from outside groups. let's talk with richard fowler for a fair and balanced debate. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you for having me. >> the compromise is when they say the oath, i will not lie, steal, cheat nor tolerate anyone among us who does. they can end it there or end it with "so help me god." the guy who was pressing for this says not good enough. he thinks it pushing it says not goodç:jjáuth. >> it is not just a war on christmas anymore. it is a war on christianity in the public square. these are efforts undertaken honestly byñrw3 lefty's across the country to wipe christianity from the public square. it is not just the war on christmas and no santa claus and no green and red at christmastime. it is before the ten commandments. any reference to god in the public square. not that they would do this with muslims wh