Peter Bergen , Emily Schneider : ISIS wanted $ 132.5 million in ransom for James Foley . Sometimes ransom works , but it can lead to more kidnapping , the writers say . That mission failed because the hostages had been moved from a location they had been kept in for some months . The Associated Press reports that a U.S. official says an American hostage was freed from Islamic State militants on Saturday after being held by them since last year.
Peter Bergen , Emily Schneider : ISIS wanted $ 132.5 million in ransom for James Foley . Sometimes ransom works , but it can lead to more kidnapping , the writers say . The Associated Press reports that a U.S. official says an American hostage was freed from Islamic State militants on Saturday after being held by them since last year.