Warren Weinstein

American humanitarian aid worker Warren Weinstein, kidnapped by Al Qaeda more than three and a half years ago in Pakistan, has died during a U.S. counterterrorism operation.

Family and friends of Warren Weinstein demand change from the US government as they mourn

Conflict

“The key question going forward is how is this going to change how the CIA operates?” asks the Wall Street Journal’s Adam Entous. The strike was based on what’s called a ‘pattern of life’ intelligence, which indicated that there was a legitimate target present, without knowing specifically who. “Will that continue down the road,” asks Entous. “Or will that be curtailed?”

Alisa Weinstein

This American has been held in Pakistan for three years. His daughter wants him home

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Alisa Weinstein

This American has been held in Pakistan for three years. His daughter wants him home

Conflict

How does a family show its support for a son who’s just come out? A rainbow Christmas

Global Scan

Should the US Negotiate with Al-Qaeda?

Warren Weinstein: US Aid Worker Held Hostage Pleads for Life

Global Politics

In a video released by al Qaeda, 70-year-old American aid worker Warren Weinstein says he’ll be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the jihadi group’s demands.

Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Kidnapping of US Aid Worker

Warren Weinstein is a veteran aid worker who was kidnapped by armed men in Lahore almost four months ago. Ayman al-Zawahiri and the Pakistan  branch of al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for this, and created a list of demands for his release. Among them are the end of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, as […]