What does the sign mean? "4th year... You can't or you don't want...?"<p>* What is the "4th year"? it's not how long Levinson has been hostage (unless the date in the photo caption is wrong)<p>* Is the message an anti-US taunt by his captors?<p>* I thought Levinson was missing, not actively held hostage by a captor who advertised his presence or demanded ransom.<p>Can someone clarify?
While i feel for her, having had a father myself who had trouble expressing emotions, though for other reasons; i balk at the title "Longest-Held Hostage in U.S. History".<p>What about other countries? Are there people from other countries who've been held hostage for longer? Do they matter less? Or are these two men the longest-held hostages in world history? If so, why not say so? Does the world matter less than the USA?