U.S. man held hostage by al Qaeda

[W.G.Ewald]

Warren Weinstein, U.S. man held hostage by al Qaeda, appeals to Obama in video - CBS News

Weinstein was abducted in August in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore after gunmen tricked his guards and broke into his home. He was the country director in Pakistan for J.E. Austin Associates, a U.S.-based firm that advises a range of Pakistani business and government sectors.

 

[Dovah]

Hope he gets back soon. Al-Qaeda would like to milk this one though.

Why do people even visit Pakistan?

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Hope he gets back soon. Al-Qaeda would like to milk this one though.

Why do people even visit Pakistan?

I can remember years ago when the US government told its citizens to leave Lebanon because of kidnappings. Many Americans, usually academics, ignored the warnings because they thought they were somehow immune. A few were taken hostage and at least one or two were murdered.

When Russians were kidnapped, their people went in and castrated the hostage-takers.