Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. The countries vary. The kidnappers have a wide range of motives and the hot tadges have hostages have varied. Some escaped some were murdered by their captors, others killed by military efforts to free them. Through all these variations the u. S. Governments long standing policy has remained consistent. Al jazeera am lisa stark takes a closeer look. For decades, the rise of terrorism, the u. S. Has had the same official policy, when it comes to americans taken hostage overseas. The u. S. Policy is rooted in tradition and doctrine. Which the premise is, no concessions. No trades, no payments. Reporter but in the last year the horrific beheadings of two american journalists and an aid worker by a group known as the Islamic State and the deaths of other americans held captive have created and uproar. The administration is now reviewing its hostage policy including how it coordinates Recovery Efforts and communicates with families. The review is not
Told his roommate at the house over my shoulder that he couldnt sleep. He wanted to go off for a walk. So he set off down this street. Now a week later we know where he went and he didnt get very far. The morning after larry shaddy walked away from this house he rents with five other vietnam vets, his roommate called the owner worried. The first thing we said to him was you should have called us at 1 00 in the morning because that was very unusual for larry to go for a walk. Reporter they searched high and low for the 66year old with Chronic Health problems. As the days went by we became less and less hopeful. Reporter then this afternoon a pedestrian noticed a man trapped beneath a tree in that ravine and called for help. We arrived on location and found the man late 60s who apparently had fallen or slid down this embankment and underneath a tree that had already fallen. Reporter this is the space where larry shaddy spent seven days trapped and this is how close he was to the road and
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