Frida Ghitis : That is a risk , especially in a kidnapping for ransom by nonstate groups . Dennis Rodman 's plea on Kenneth Bae reminds us of Americans held abroad . She says a number of U.S. citizens are languishing in prisons as geopolitical pawns . She says they 're held on trumped-up , dubious charges in Cuba , Iran and beyond . Ghitis : The United States has been holding prisoners for decades without trial or charge.
Frida Ghitis : Dennis Rodman 's plea on Kenneth Bae reminds us of Americans held abroad . She says a number of U.S. citizens are languishing in prisons as geopolitical pawns . She says they 're held on trumped-up , dubious charges in Cuba , Iran and beyond . Ghitis : The United States has been holding prisoners for decades without trial or charge.