Phil1111 1,182 #1 Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) Russia has begun stockpiling new hostages again. The most valuable kind as well, American hostages. Russia Detains a U.S. Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and works in Prague, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent after going to Russia for family reasons. Next up should be Iran to make up for the US reneging on its recent $6 billion hostage swap. Edited October 19, 2023 by Phil1111 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 380 #2 October 19, 2023 It may be harsh, but at this point I think any US citizen (even if they are a dual citizen) who travels to Russia or Iran or North Korea and is taken hostage should be on their own. No way the US should allow itself keep being put on the defensive by such reckless people. It sucks to be unable to visit family, but lots of people get put in that position and deal with it. If someone takes that risk and it blows up in their face they need to own it. There have been plenty of examples of things going sideways, so no-one can claim they didn't know the risks, especially a journalist. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,588 #3 October 19, 2023 2 hours ago, GeorgiaDon said: It may be harsh, but at this point I think any US citizen (even if they are a dual citizen) who travels to Russia or Iran or North Korea and is taken hostage should be on their own. No way the US should allow itself keep being put on the defensive by such reckless people. It sucks to be unable to visit family, but lots of people get put in that position and deal with it. If someone takes that risk and it blows up in their face they need to own it. There have been plenty of examples of things going sideways, so no-one can claim they didn't know the risks, especially a journalist. It sucks, and I agree. Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #4 October 20, 2023 9 hours ago, GeorgiaDon said: It may be harsh, but at this point I think any US citizen (even if they are a dual citizen) who travels to Russia or Iran or North Korea and is taken hostage should be on their own. No way the US should allow itself keep being put on the defensive by such reckless people. It sucks to be unable to visit family, but lots of people get put in that position and deal with it. If someone takes that risk and it blows up in their face they need to own it. There have been plenty of examples of things going sideways, so no-one can claim they didn't know the risks, especially a journalist. I felt this way with the WNBA player and I continue to feel the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
