Video - Everything you ever wanted to know about Obama's BFF Qatar.
US hostage policy reviewed as Qatari emir visits Obama.(BBC).
US officials do not pay ransoms or negotiate with militant organisations for the release of hostages. Yet deals are made.
That is where the Qatari authorities come in.
"We do not deal with terrorists," says Rick Brennan, a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Still hostage negotiations are complex, he says, and at times free-wheeling.
"There are things that happen - quid pro quo and under the table," says Brennan. "This is when you get into the murky situation that Qatar is in."
Even in the US, hostage policies are interpreted in different ways. Officials are never supposed to negotiate with terrorists.
Earlier this month I asked Susan Rice, the national security adviser, about the policy regarding hostages. She said they were reviewing ways they could support the family members.
"Frankly this is an area which the president believes we can do better," she said. Hmmm....."Lets give them ISIS Guys a well paying job 'Hostage takers'.Read the full story here.
How can Qatar fight ISIS and send weapons for them!!! What a coalition!
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