Saying hello to a new era? The 'decade of the hostage' may be ending as Mideast political arrangements begin to shift. (includes related information on other hostages, and on various terrorist organizations) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: August 19, 1991| Author: Budiansky, Stephen; Lief, Louise | COPYRIGHT 1991 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The decade of the hostage'may be ending as

Mideast political arrangements begin to shift

Hopes have been raised and dashed too many times before. but for the families of the six remaining Americans he d captive Lebanon, the freeing of McCarthy last week after five years in captivity carried one encouraging message. The terrorist groups that for nearly a decade riveted international attention by seizing hostages have apparently discovered that, these days, rel...