Hostages

Al Qaeda Releases Video Of American Hostage

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.07.2012

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ISLAMABAD — A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed ...

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Colombia's FARC Announces Release Of Prisoners

AP | By LIBARDO CARDONA | Posted 03.03.2012

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Sgt. Luis Alfonso Beltran has endured 14 years of jungle prisons as a captive of leftist rebels while three of his aunts and uncle...

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The Big Price Of Somali Piracy

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.09.2012

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Though many think of Johnny Depp when pirating comes up, avoiding the real-life bandits of the seas is a multi-billion dollar problem for the shipping...

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After Navy SEAL Raid Frees 2, Somali Pirates Move American Hostage

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 03.27.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened Thursday to kill him after U.S. Navy SEAL...

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Tehran and the British Embassy -- This Isn't 1979

Maryam Zar | Posted 01.30.2012

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Maryam Zar

This was no display of simultaneous inspiration. This was a government that feels increasingly cornered, attempting to show the world it still has popular support.

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The Hostage-Taking Metaphor Paints Democrats As Weak

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 10.04.2011

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Jonathan Weiler

Democrats need to stop saying, in effect, "the other guys are strong and we're weak." It's lame and whiny and no way for a party to brand itself.

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Police Respond To Hostage Call, Find Only Cat

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 09.24.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities on Monday sought a man responsible for calling in a fake hostage report that targeted a well-known Internet security ...

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Strauss-Kahn and the Hostages

Thomas A. Bass | Posted 09.13.2011

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Thomas A. Bass

Midday on Wednesday, June 29, France erupted in an "explosion of joy" on learning that Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier had been released by ...

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Gunman Holding At Least One Hostage In Brooklyn Liquor Store

Posted 08.29.2011

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According to a report by the New York Post, police have surrounded a liquor store in Brooklyn where authorities say a gunman is holding at least one...

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Suspect In Police Officer's Death Surrenders And Frees Hostages On Live TV

AP | By DORIE TURNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The suspect in a Georgia police officer's slaying is behind bars after police allowed him to surrender on live TV in exchange for ...

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A Goodbye to Warren Christopher

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Steinberg

At a moment like this, the custom is to ask for a brief silence. But I'm pretty sure that's not what Chris would have wanted. I think he'd tell us to get on with solving the life's next problem.

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Paying off Somali Pirates: Still the Least Bad Option?

Vanda Felbab-Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vanda Felbab-Brown

The recent murders of four Americans sailing off the coast of Somalia have led to calls for a tougher action against Somali pirates.

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Cops: Wisconsin High School Hostage Taker Had Over 200 Rounds Of Ammo

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

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MARINETTE, Wis. — For about two hours, no one at Marinette High School knew Sam Hengel was holding his social studies class hostage with two pis...

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Hostage to the Past: Visiting the Former US Embassy in Iran

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Schechter

War is a profitable business, and as our economy continues its decline, we can anticipate more calls to "bomb, bomb Iran" so we can fight and spend our way to "recovery." Talk about insanity.

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Cops: Wisconsin High School Student Has Taken 23 Students, 1 Teacher Hostage

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

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MARINETTE, Wis. — A 15-year-old student who held about two dozen students and a teacher hostage for several hours in a classroom at a Wisconsin ...

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Daniel Quinn's 'My Ishmael' And Suspected Discovery Channel Gunman James Jay Lee

AOL | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The Discovery Channel and it's [sic] affiliate channels MUST have daily television programs at prime time slots based on Daniel Quinn's "My Ishmael" ...

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Filipino Police Move On Bus In Hostage Standoff

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) (SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO, PHOTOS OF MANILA HOSTAGE SITUATION) MANILA, Philippines - A 12-hour hostage stand-off on a hijacked Philippine bus ended ...

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Pablo Emilio Moncayo: FARC To Free Colombian Soldier Held Hostage For 16 Years

AP | CESAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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FLORENCIA, Colombia — A Colombian soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by rebels Tuesday and reunited with his family, ending a...

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Iran and the Hostage Card

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Denselow

Recent hostage negotiations in Somalia and Iran show that Westerners are still valuable international bargaining chips.

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Colombia: What's on the Mind of the FARC?

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aldo Civico

What's on the mind of the FARC? What would they like to accomplish with the upcoming liberation?

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Making Up for Lost Time

John Otis | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Otis

Clara Rojas spent six years as the hostage of the Colombian rebel group FARC, and gave birth to a baby boy in the jungle. Now she's campaigning for a seat in the Colombian Senate.

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Attacks demonstrate Taliban resurgence in Pakistan

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A week of terror strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and app...

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3 Hostages, 4 Militants Die In Pakistan Operation To Free Hostages From Taliban

AP | MOHAMMAD YUSUF | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan's army says commandos have caught the last militant who attacked its headquarters and took dozens of hostages. ...

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Freed Iraq Hostage Peter Moore Given A Playstation By Captors

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Freed British hostage Peter Moore has told how he was subjected to "rough treatment" while in captivity but treated well in the final six months....

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Hostage Diplomacy

Carne Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carne Ross

Clinton's trip to North Korea sends a clear message: hostage-taking gets results. Tehran, Hizbollah, Pyongyang and other violent groups across the world will be taking notes.

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