Terry Anderson
Terry Anderson
Terry A. Andersonis an American journalist. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985, he was taken hostage by Shiite Hezbollah militants and held until 1991. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio State Senate...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth27 October 1947
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The U.S. government will not negotiate with these people, and I have to say I don't believe they should. This is not a matter of negotiations. It is a matter of communications.
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There is no money to pay any ransom, ... These were three nonpolitical missionaries working in an Indian village when they were taken. This was a mistake.
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I'm serious. It feels like my stomach is on fire. I'm not sure what's up.
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We have nothing to offer (the kidnappers) other than a chance to end this terrible situation.
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We were halfway through the book when we read something that James Holloway, director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, had written, bemoaning the lack of contemporary faces in the gallery. With work already completed, we presented it to him and he was keen to go ahead with an exhibition.
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Do not let it happen here on the East Coast; you'll be sorry.
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It's dangerous and unnecessary, ... We need an absolute and public blanket ban on recruiting and use of journalists and clergy by any intelligence agencies, and also the use of journalistic cover.
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It's just a matter of getting these cleared up and getting my driver's license back, and I'll be back in the work force and taking care of business.
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People call me a victim of Lebanon, say I lost seven years of my life, ... I didn't lose them -- I lived them.
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We're trying to get some movement going, to appeal to the kidnappers and make them understand there's nothing to be gained from this and the right thing to do is release (the hostages).
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Selling public lands can help reduce the drain on the treasury and give us benchmarks to compare private with public management.
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She was doomed from the start. I can't imagine Gale isn't tremendously disappointed.
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Much of our argument is likely to be with the U.S. government, rather than the Iranian government,
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We're the model of contract screening for our category of airports.