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How best to win US hostages' release? The case of three captives in Colombia, held since 2003, tests the Bush administration's 'no negotiation' policy.

Date: July 13, 2007

Author: Gordon Lubold

QUOTE: [Gene and Lynn Stansell’s] son is one of three American hostages held by a narco-terrorist group in the Colombian jungle and the Stansells say they believe the US government's refusal to negotiate with the group is the reason that the three have been held for more than four years.

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Key People:

• President George W. Bush
• Rep. Michael "Mike" Conaway

Key Organizations:

• Department of Defense (DOD)/Defense Department
• First Church of Christ, Scientist The
• Justice Department/Department of Justice (DOJ)
• State Department/Department of State (DOS)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Family & Friends & Interpersonal
  • Family
    • Family: Nuclear (general)
      • Adult Child-Parent

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government Jobs / Civil Service
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Terrorism (conceptual)
          • Historical Cases

• Law & Justice
  • Criminal Law
    • Kidnapping/Slavery

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

• South America
  • Colombia

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