The FBI is accused of misleading the wife of an American hostage as U.S. officials worked to release missionary Jeff Woodke, who was held captive by Islamic extremists for more than six years.
Woodke, 62, was released in March and recounted his half-decade in captivity after being kidnapped from his home in Niger by Islamic militants in October 2016. Woodke and his wife, Els, told the Associated Press that they believe FBI officials withheld information and misled them about the scope of demands from the kidnappers. […]
According to the Woodkes, U.S. officials poorly communicated with them on the status of the negotiations and offered little help raising money for a ransom. Els Woodke said her frustration came to a boiling point during a Zoom call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken a few weeks before her husband was released.
“I said, if it was you that had been kidnapped, you would be free in a week because your wife is free to take from your money and buy you free,” she recalled telling Blinken. “So because you are rich, you can pay the ransom. But a poor person is never able to do that.”
Blinken seems to be even more useless than the average career politician / diplomat / whatever
Looks like they negotiated away any efforts they would have to undertake themselves and placed the burden solely on his wife by effectively doubling an already unattainable fee. How magnanimous of them.
Blinken is a completely worthless individual. One can only hope he puts in a huge amount of effort to write his memoir.
Not to put too fine a point on this issue…but the idiot missionary went into an Islamic country with the express purpose of converting Muslims and preaching Christianity…I’m surprised they didn’t kill him outright.
They really must have needed the money.
When I Goggle travel to Niger this pops up:
“Avoid all travel to Niger, with the exception of the capital, Niamey, due to the risks of terrorism and kidnapping.”
It’s an IQ test and the government is expected to bail out the idiots who ignore the governments warnings, then go cry to the government to save their asses.
It’s unfortunate there is nothing of interest to the Biden family in Niger.
Roaddog said
It’s unfortunate there is nothing of interest to the Biden family in Niger?
I think they sell illegal exotic animals.
I’m sure the Biden s would smuggle some elephant tusk, Or RINO Horns to the Chinese Mafia
In a heartbeat. Alert the consiglieri, or whatever the Irish crime family equivalent is.
Too bad he wasn’t an AMERICA-hating, tattooed, Transitioning dude with a voice deeper than a baritone. Christians don’t get ANY help from our anti-Christian government. Esp. if helping them shines a negative light on the “Peaceful Muslim Community”. But Transitioning lesbians are numero uno urgency.