What does it take to free a captured American?

Name: What does it take to free a captured American?
Uploaded: 2014-08-28T01:29:10Z
Duration: P442S
Description: A wave of American hostages held by Islamic extremists has raised questions about the U.S. policy not to pay ransoms. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Rohde of Reuters and Brian Jenkins of RAND Corporation for views on the divergence between the United States and other countries on this issue.

Clip: 08/27/2014 | 7m 22s

A wave of American hostages held by Islamic extremists has raised questions about the U.S. policy not to pay ransoms. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Rohde of Reuters and Brian Jenkins of RAND Corporation for views on the divergence between the United States and other countries on this issue.

Aired: 08/27/14

Rating: NR

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