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<a target="blank" href="http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-hostage-ransom-policy-20150426-story.html">Official: Relatives could be allowed to pay ransoms for U.S. hostages</a>
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">A White House review of hostage policy is likely to recommend that the government not block ransom payments by family members seeking release of captives, a U.S. official said Sunday.</p>
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Should we allow or encourage ransoms for hostages? If so, should SGLI be used to pay it?2015-04-29T08:51:58-04:00SGM Private RallyPoint Member627899<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-hostage-ransom-policy-20150426-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-hostage-ransom-policy-20150426-story.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">A White House review of hostage policy is likely to recommend that the government not block ransom payments by family members seeking release of captives, a U.S. official said Sunday.</p>
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Should we allow or encourage ransoms for hostages? If so, should SGLI be used to pay it?2015-04-29T08:51:58-04:002015-04-29T08:51:58-04:00PO1 Private RallyPoint Member628077<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I disagree. Think of dire repercussions it can result in long term wise where more Americans get captured. Sorry, but I'll have to take a more grim side on this one for the better of the country as a wholeResponse by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2015 9:49 AM2015-04-29T09:49:44-04:002015-04-29T09:49:44-04:002015-04-29T08:51:58-04:00