[Eurotwit]

Hey Travis..

Your're probably a bit older than me. Didn't this kidnapping thing really take off in Lebanon? How did it play out then?

[Travis McGee]

The Russian method worked best. When one of their diplomats was kidnapped, several family members of the gang thought to be the kidnappers were kidnapped by the Russians. They were sent to the kidnappers in pieces, or so the story goes, and no more Russians were kidnapped. But Lebanon is not a good example, because we are now in open war and will press on. If the US State Dept screws this up...