Eunos_Cosmo
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/24/fact-sheet-us-government-hostage-policy
The two big change, as written by TWH:
So essentially, families will now be legally allowed to pay off hostage takers to recover their family members and the US government will be negotiating [in some capacity] with terrorists and other non-state criminals. Personally, I think this is a dangerous move that could potentially endanger many Americans overseas. I was planning to travel to the middle east next summer (Iran) but this has me concerned.
The two big change, as written by TWH:
PPD-30 reaffirms the ?no concessions? policy, but makes clear for the first time that ?no concessions? does not mean ?no communication.? The U.S. Government may itself communicate with hostage-takers, their intermediaries, interested governments, and local communities to attempt to secure the safe recovery of the hostage.
In this context, there has been concern expressed by families of hostages about potential prosecutions of family members under the statute prohibiting the provision of material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations. Consistent with the no-concessions policy, the U.S. Government will focus on exploring all appropriate options to ensure the safe recovery of their loved ones. The United States Department of Justice does not intend to add to families? pain in such cases by suggesting that they could face criminal prosecution.
So essentially, families will now be legally allowed to pay off hostage takers to recover their family members and the US government will be negotiating [in some capacity] with terrorists and other non-state criminals. Personally, I think this is a dangerous move that could potentially endanger many Americans overseas. I was planning to travel to the middle east next summer (Iran) but this has me concerned.
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