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06-24-2015, 01:57 PM
Will this controversial move by Obama be good or bad in the long run ?

White House OKs discussions with terror groups holding U.S. hostages

By Jeremy Diamond and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN
Wed June 24, 2015

Story highlights



Government officials will be allowed to negotiate with terror groups but will still not make 'substantive concessions'
The White House makes clear that families won't be threatened with prosecution if they pay ransoms
Obama establishes an interagency task force to spearhead hostage-freeing efforts


Washington (CNN)The U.S. government will now communicate with terrorist groups holding Americans hostage abroad, one of a slew of changes to the nation's hostage policy that President Barack Obama announced Wednesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/politics/hostage-policy-review-changes-white-house/



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