The logic that protected him for 26 years simply stopped applying
A plastic sack with human remains appears on a Beirut road, revealing the fate of a CIA chief whose government spent seven years trying to bring him home. This is the story of the Lebanon hostage crisis.
The logic that protected him for 26 years simply stopped applying
This episode explores the Lebanon hostage crisis between 1982 and 1992, during which 104 foreign nationals from 21 countries were taken. It delves into the complex geopolitical landscape of Beirut in the early 1980s and the motivations behind these abductions.
Person: William Buckley
Date: Late 1991
Location: Beirut, Lebanon…
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