Wall Street Journal: Payment Didn’t Secure U.S. Captive’s Freedom
Warren Weinstein’s Pakistani captors got ‘private’ ransom payment of $250,000 in 2012
ISLAMABAD—The captors of U.S. aid worker Warren Weinstein received $250,000 in 2012 on what turned out to be a false promise that he would be freed, according to a Pakistani intermediary who negotiated directly with al Qaeda for his release.
President Barack Obama said Thursday Mr. Weinstein, who was kidnapped in 2011 from the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, was accidently killed by a U.S. drone strike in January. The strike took place in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
The Pakistani intermediary said $250,000 was handed over to the kidnappers in June 2012, following negotiations over Mr. Weinstein’s release.
WNU Editor: The family was "played" .... and once the money was delivered the captors tried to "play them again".
2 comments:
It's more an example of why a K&R specialist should "manage" the negotiations and exchange.
You play it like they did in the Lebanese war.
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