https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-we-allow-or-encourage-ransoms-for-hostages-if-so-should-sgli-be-used-to-pay-it <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"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/881/qrc/la-fg-hostage-ransom-policy-20150426?1443040163"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <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> </p> <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> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Wed, 29 Apr 2015 08:51:58 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-we-allow-or-encourage-ransoms-for-hostages-if-so-should-sgli-be-used-to-pay-it <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"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/881/qrc/la-fg-hostage-ransom-policy-20150426?1443040163"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <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> </p> <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> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGM Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 29 Apr 2015 08:51:58 -0400 2015-04-29T08:51:58-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-we-allow-or-encourage-ransoms-for-hostages-if-so-should-sgli-be-used-to-pay-it?n=628077&urlhash=628077 <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 whole PO1 Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:49:44 -0400 2015-04-29T09:49:44-04:00 2015-04-29T08:51:58-04:00