And the lone American hostage ESCAPED!

Yah! He did. Now we'll get to hear the following story (variation of): Dairy Farmer - out of work! - desperate - farmland desperate in the middle country of the USA! - taking dangerous work for Halliburton (ewww, *ee-vil*) - forced to go to a foreign country and risk his life for *ee-vil* or *ooii-elll*, financed of course by Halliburton - yes, he's put a price on his American life, but all is well.

I'm glad and happy he is homeward bound.