Action regarding the hostages would be welcome if feasible
by ufl (2024-01-18 06:11:02)

In reply to: Handling and coverage of the US hostages leaves much to be  posted by G.K.Chesterton

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Less clear how talking more about them would help.

A basic premise of negotiation...
by Kbyrnes  (2024-01-18 08:10:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

...is that the more you talk about how important your goal is, the less leverage you tend to have with your counterparty. You want them to feel more motivated than they think you are.
It may be that the administration has asked the media not to
by irishguard78  (2024-01-19 13:36:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

speak about the hostages. Then again, when has the media ever really given a rip about that sort of thing? Aren’t they mostly about hype?

As for the inaccuracy of the numbers, is it possible some of the captives are ‘state department’ employees?