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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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hostage †handing over of a person as a pledge; person thus held in pledge. XIII. — (O)F.
(h)ostage (mod.
otage) :- Rom. *
obsidāticum, f. late L.
obsidōtus hostageship, f.
obses,
obsid- hostage, f. OB + *
sed- SIT; see
-AGE. The initial
h is by assim. to
HOST2.
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Hostages: living in the aftermath.
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 7/8/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...of May, 1977, when 51 hostages were held for 20 days...differently to different hostage situations.' Most ex-hostages, according to the American...engaged to two of the hostage takers. Once hostages are released, night...
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HOSTAGES TWO-WAY PAWNS KIDNAPPINGS HELP SOME U.S. INTERESTS.(Perspective)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/2/1990; 700+ words
; ...replacement - taking hostages is based on a solid...time, paradoxically, hostage-taking reveals common...The goals of taking hostages differed in the case...not at first figure hostage-taking into his aggressive...invasion forced him to take hostages as bargaining chips...
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HOSTAGES' FAMILIES FEEL SURGE OF HOPE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/23/1990; 700+ words
; ...watching the news. "All hostage relatives are TV addicts...on the plight of the hostages. I hope this will be...Joseph, has been held hostage since Sept. 12, 1986...release of all the other hostages." For some, Polhill...emotions of it," former hostage David Jacobsen said...
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Hostage Situations in Detention Settings: Planning and Tactical Considerations
Magazine article from: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...prison rioting and hostage taking are potentially...beginning to end. Hostages always are directly...History Although hostage situations may...regularly exchanged hostages with other treaty...and held him hostage for ransom. Other famous hostages ofthat era included...
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Hostages to Be Held Until at Least 1989, PLO Official Asserts;Captives Will Not Be Harmed, Aide Says
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/21/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...attempts to win the hostages' release by shipping...encouraged further hostage taking and turns terrorism...result in "killing the hostages," since "it is not...the westerners held hostage in Lebanon before 1989...convinced that the western hostages are a form of protection...
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US Hostages Text
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...concessions that benefit hostage takers in exchange for the release of hostages increased the danger...others will be taken hostage. U.S. government...obtain the release of hostages without making concessions to the hostage takers. Consequently...
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Hostages need to `walk delicate line'
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 11/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; The successful hostage is one that stays...negotiators and hostages released from the...showed half the hostages were kept between...days. ``And the hostage knows they are totally...organised crime unit. A hostage negotiator, Mr...he said. ``Hostages have to take the...
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HOSTAGES FREED IN SUDDEN FIREFIGHT
News Wire article from: United Press International; 10/26/2002; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Hostages freed in sudden firefight...terrorists who took hostage around 700 theatergoers...theater, he said. The hostages have left their personal...headquarters handling the hostage crisis told reporters...terrorists started to shoot hostages. They shot to death...
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Hostages Rescued In Colombia After Long Captivity
Transcript from: NPR Tell Me More; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...MARTIN NPR Tell Me More 07-03-2008 Hostages Rescued In Colombia After Long Captivity...Tell Me More from NPR News. American hostages held for years by Columbian rebels are...Columbian military rescued them and 11 other hostages yesterday. Joining us with more on this...
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Hostages' Fate Now Seems Up to Abductors
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...12-01-1995 Hostages' Fate Now Seems...month-old hostage crisis in Kashmir...to release the hostage if the government...the two sick hostages for the release...dealing with the hostage crisis. The Western hostages have been sighted...
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Hostage Crises
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HOSTAGE CRISES HOSTAGE CRISES. While taking hostages has been widespread throughout history, a spate of international hostage crises involving Westerners in the 1970s and 1980s caused...
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hostage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hostage person held by another...insurgents often seize hostages; recent examples include...was holding Lebanese hostages solely for use in prisoner...behavior and treatment of hostages; originally a hostage was a person who had...
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Iran Hostage Crisis
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...HOSTAGE CRISIS IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS. On 4 November...embassy's personnel hostage for 444 days. Relations...broker the release of the hostages. Carter also organized...Iranians released the hostages on 20 January 1981...Interrogation of an Iran Hostage .
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Iranian Hostage Crisis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...officials, and Marine guards. The hostages were blindfolded, bound, and shoved...Khomeini played in orchestrating the hostage crisis, but it was clear that he...the country in commemoration of the hostages. President Carter responded by freezing...
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hostages
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
hostages were human pledges...from giall , a hostage, suggested to D...in historic times hostages normally guaranteed...with the practice of hostage‐taking...sometimes released hostages for ransom instead...
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