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IP: Bush: U.S. willing to pay ransoms to kidnappers! (but we want the money back...)
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:11:13 -0500
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/20/us.hostage.policy/index.html U.S. may pay ransom for hostages under new policy February 21, 2002 Posted: 5:08 AM EST (1008 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a major policy reversal on international hostage-taking, Bush administration officials said Wednesday that the United States might sometimes pay ransom to kidnappers. However, the officials also stressed that the government would be aggressive in recovering the money once a hostage was safely released. The message, one senior U.S. official said, is that "we're going to get you. We're not going to walk away." The amended policy -- which President Bush signed last week -- was announced Wednesday. <snip> For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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