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Former al-Qaida hostage recounts nightmare of dealing with FBI after his return


Matt SchrierWASHINGTON — The only thing as bad as being tortured for months as a captive of jihadists in Syria was dealing with the U.S. government afterward, according to one former American hostage. Matt Schrier, 36, a freelance photographer held by extremists for seven months in 2013 until he escaped, has told McClatchy that the bureaucracy he… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 3rd, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Obama Administration, Syria, War on terror | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Former al-Qaida hostage recounts nightmare of dealing with FBI after his return

The world we live in

MMM broke all previous traffic records today by a large margin and there is still an hour left of the day.

I was shocked when I looked at the stat counter.  I didn’t post much today. What could it be?  The picture of Obama in Ohio?  John Bennett’s bylaws?

No, it was Princess Kate’s boobs.

Thousands of disappointed voyeurs from all over the world came to MMM and ended up reading about the State Department’s news blackout on Libya.

I’m so proud.

 

Posted: September 17th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art Gallagher, Media | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Some of the questions the State Department doesn’t want to answer about Libya

Posted: September 16th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Middle East | Tags: , , | 10 Comments »