Por: The Daily Beast Life January 29, 2023
Shocking news about secret arms-for-hostage deals rocked Washington in late 1986. The first hint came with a White House announcement on November 2, that David Jacobsen, an American held hostage in Lebanon by Iranian-directed Islamic forces, had been released. As Secretary of State George Shultz read a draft White House statement about the development, he noted that it referred to freed “hostages,” with the “s” crossed out. That told... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 11, 2022
In his first two years in office, President Trump has made the recovery of Americans held hostage or unjustly imprisoned overseas a top priority. At least a dozen Americans have been freed, including three UCLA basketball players who were detained in China, and Caitlin Coleman,... + más
Officials say Pakistan raid kills all Taliban hostage-takers | ABC News
Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn’t get fired | The Boston Globe
CBS News USA Politics December 09, 2022
The prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia to secure has pushed the debate over whether such concessions encourage hostage-taking back into the spotlight. Griner, who had been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, was released Thursday in a prisoner swap for ,... + más
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap | The Hill
'BG is FREE!!!': Reactions to Brittney Griner's release from Russian prison | Los Angeles Times
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation October 25, 2022
DALLAS – A man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI was sentenced Monday to nearly eight years in prison for a federal gun crime, the U.S. Department of Justice said.Henry “Michael”... + más
North Carolina deputies fatally shoot man holding family member hostage | New York Daily News
Officials: Deputies fatally shoot N.C. hostage-taker | Associated Press
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 29, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration should create a new position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans who are wrongfully detained in foreign countries, and fund an interagency office tasked with helping free hostages, according to a... + más
Russian police block mobilization protests, arrest hundreds | 10 WBNS
Russian police block mobilization protests, arrest hundreds | ABC News
Associated Press USA Politics September 29, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration should create a new position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans who are wrongfully detained in foreign countries, and fund an interagency office tasked with helping free hostages, according to... + más
Advocacy group seeks new White House post on hostage cases | WPLG Local 10
Advocates call for new national focus on those detained elsewhere | The Boston Globe
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration should create a new position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans who are wrongfully detained in foreign countries, and fund an interagency office tasked with helping free hostages, according to a... + más
CNN USA Entertainment September 27, 2022
CNN — “Hostages” tells several major stories in one, from the history of US intervention in the Middle East to the ’ impact on presidential politics to that period’s influence on media, launching “Nightline” as a byproduct. The result is a highly resonant trip... + más
Advocacy group seeks new White House post on hostage cases | Associated Press
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