The former Colombian presidential candidate who was held captive by Marxist rebels for six years is calling for a softer tone in dealing with her former captors.
During an interview with Radio France International on Monday, Ingrid Betancourt called for an end to "radical, extremist vocabulary of hate and strong words that intimately wound the human being."
Betancourt was freed along with 14 other hostages during a dramatic rescue by the Colombian military last week.
The captors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, are believed to be holding more than 700 other hostages in the Colombian jungles.
The government has said it is looking into opening direct contact with the rebels in an effort to win release of the hostages.
Betancourt told the El Tiempo newspaper on Monday that the FARC's high command is crumbling and rebels are finding it increasingly difficult to get food and supplies.
One of three Americans rescued along with Betancourt on Monday denounced the rebels as "terrorists."
Marc Gonzalves said the guerrillas refuse to acknowledge human rights and are lying when they claim to be fighting for Colombia's poor.
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