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American journalist freed in Iraq was taken for leverage, expert says | NewsNation Live
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5:03Now PlayingBryan Stern, founder of Grey Bull Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing Americans and allies from dangerous places, recounts the release of Shelly Kittleson, a journalist captured and subsequently freed by an Iran-backed Iraqi militia group. Stern notes that Kittleson wasn't taken or freed for no reason, but rather for leverage.
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