They are hostages ... plain and simple
I think so, too. I do question what they were doing there in the first place. They worked for Al Gore's "We're all gonna die" TV. They're definitely far left wing activists.
The liberals butt their noses into everyone elses business, and people don't like it. This time, they chose the wrong target.
I feel sorry for the young girls. They're too young to understand what liberal activism really is. Now they're going to have to pay the price for it.