Mastodawn

I dream about the good old days when the CIA/US lied about and tried to hide there illegal activities, coups and murders of state leaders and other actors they did not like.

#CIA #hostagetaking #nostagia #IranContra #uspol #venzuela #Trump

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Oct 26

Disgusting and frightening: “It appears the administration is using those Americans who depend on food assistance as pawns to put more pressure on Democrats to cave to Trump’s will. Today … the New York Times reported that Trump has joked, ‘I’m the speaker and the president,’ and Trump ally Steven Bannon calls Congress ‘the state Duma,’ a reference to Russia’s rubber-stamp assembly.”

#Politics #USPolitics #HostageTaking #AuthoritarianClownShow #LettersFromAnAmerican

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-25-2025

October 25, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.

Letters from an American

خبرگزاری کوکچه Oct 1

The Taliban’s release of a U.S. hostage highlights their use of hostage-taking as a bargaining tool, while the real victims remain the Afghan people. 🇦🇫💔 #Taliban #HostageTaking #ZalmayKhalilzad #Afghanistan

https://kokcha.news/9219/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

When Terrorists Become Diplomats: Hostage-Taking as a Bargaining ToolComprehensive Coverage of Global and Regional IssuesWhen Terrorists Become Diplomats: Hostage-Taking as a Bargaining Tool

The Taliban’s release of a U.S. hostage highlights their use of hostage-taking as a bargaining tool, while the real victims remain the Afghan people. 🇦🇫💔 #Taliban #HostageTaking #ZalmayKhalilzad #A…

Kokcha News

خبرگزاری کوکچه Sep 14, 2025

Amrullah Saleh asserts that hostage-taking, terrorism, and women’s rights violations are central to any negotiations with the Taliban, as U.S. envoys visit Kabul for talks. #Afghanistan #Taliban #AmrullahSaleh #HumanRights #HostageTaking #USEnvoys 🌍💔🕊️

https://kokcha.news/8499/saleh-hostage-taking-and-violation-of-womens-rights-are-central-to-any-talks-with-the-taliban/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Saleh: “Hostage-Taking” and “Violation of Women’s Rights” Are Central to Any Talks with the Taliban

Amrullah Saleh asserts that hostage-taking, terrorism, and women’s rights violations are central to any negotiations with the Taliban, as U.S. envoys visit Kabul for talks. #Afghanistan #Taliban #A…

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Kevin Karhan

Sep 9, 2023

@BlackAzizAnansi that's basically #HostageTaking and #CollectivePunishment - both are very much illegal in every juristiction that isn't a facist hellhole....