Under a newly announced policy, the U.S. government will no longer threaten the families of hostages held by terrorist groups abroad if they attempt to pay ransoms. The new directive, first reported Monday by Foreign Policy, comes after a monthlong review of U.S. hostage policy ordered by the White House after the highly publicized murders of several Americans by ISIS.
This is less a new policy than a move to make official—and hopefully make consistent—what has been unspoken practice for some time.
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