Yaser Hamdi
Yaser Hamdi speaks during an interview seen Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 in this image from television. Hamdi, the U.S. citizen who was captured in Afghanistan, labeled an enemy combatant and held in U.S. solitary confinement for nearly three years without charge, was freed and returned to Saudi Arabia on Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, after agreeing to forfeit his U.S. citizenship for freedom. (AP Photo /CNN)
Abdullah Mehsud
Abdullah Mehsud, leader of the Islamic militants who kidnapped two Chinese engineers in the Chagmalai area of Pakistan, speaks to the media October 10, 2004. The militants threatened to kill one hostage on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their hideout. Photo by Str/Pakistan/Reuters