White House Gaffe Outs American Held by the Islamic State

[EC]

S. officials routinely ask media outlets to keep the identity of the 26-year old American woman held hostage by Islamic State a secret. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough mistakenly ignored the administration’s own policy Sunday morning when he mentioned her first name on national television.

Speaking on ABC News’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” following the beheading of Haruna Yukawa, one of the two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State, McDonough used her first name while outlining efforts to get her home.

“And as it relates to our hostages, we are obviously continuing to work those matters very, very aggressively. We are sparing no expense, and sparing no effort, both in trying to make sure that we know where they are and make sure that we’re prepared to do anything we must to try to get them home.”

Then, in what administration officials conceded was a gaffe, McDonough used the woman’s first name before adding that her “family knows how strongly the president feels about this. And we will continue to work this.”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/25/white-house-gaffe-outs-american-held-by-the-islamic-state/

 

[alicewonders]

Prayers for this poor woman, I have real fear that if the Obama administration is trying to help her....she is doomed.  I cannot imagine what she is going through. 

[olde north church]

It was no "gaffe".

[mystery-ak]

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WH Chief of Staff Accidentally Reveals American ISIS Hostage's First Name
Sunday, January 25, 2015 09:07 PM

By: Greg Richter

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough accidentally revealed the first name of an American woman being held by the Islamic State (ISIS) during one of appearances on all five Sunday morning news shows.

The woman's family and the U.S. government have been keeping her name out of the public, but in McDonough's appearance on ABC's "This Week," he said. "[W]e are obviously continuing to work those matters very, very aggressively. We are sparing no expense, and sparing no effort, both in trying to make sure that we know where they are and make sure that we're prepared to do anything we must to try to get them home. But, [redacted]'s family knows how strongly the president feels about this. And we'll continue to work this."

Politico contacted National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan, who said, "We don’t have anything to add, other than to request again that you not use the name of the individual."

It is known she is a 26-year-old aid worker who was kidnapped in August 2013.

[mystery-ak]

This guy is a real piece of work...he is the one. at least took the blame, of advising Obama to not go to Paris..

[Free Vulcan]

Gaffe my arse.