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Peter Theo Curtis

Nancy Curtis, mother of American writer Peter Theo Curtis, briefly answers reporters' questions outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts August 25, 2014. Al Qaeda-linked militants in Syria on Sunday freed Peter Theo Curtis, who has been missing since

Peter Theo Curtis’ release raises questions about Qatari links with Syrian terrorists

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When journalist Peter Theo Curtis was released from captivity on Sunday, the US was quick to announce that “no ransom was paid.” So what was behind the negotiations between the government of Qatar and Curtis’ captor’s the Nusra Front?

British photo showing White House cake to celebrate War of 1812

For the British, burning the White House 200 years ago is cause for a cake and sparklers

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American journalist Peter Theo Curtis is shown in this undated still frame taken from video courtesy of Al Jazeera on August 24, 2014.

A ‘fearless’ American writer is freed from captivity in Syria

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