June 24 2015 - Obama unveils new hostages policies
Jun 25, 2015, 01:28 PM
Under fire from families of slain American hostages, President Obama unveiled a new directive that aims to improve the treatment families receive at the hands of US government officials. It also may open the way for Americans to pay ransom to hostage takers. But as Simon told Radio New Zealand's "Checkpoint" program, that's unclear.