Authors: Jessica Buchanan,Erik Landemalm,Anthony Flacco
B009G3EPMQ EBOK (36 page)
Bin Laden, Osama,
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Blackhawk Down ambush,
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,
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Buchanan, Amy (sister),
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departure from Africa of,
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at dinner with Espenshades,
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hostage negotiations and,
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move to Nairobi of,
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–58,
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,
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sister’s captivity and,
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sister’s kidnapping and,
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sister’s post-rescue phone conversation with,
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and sister’s proof-of-life phone calls,
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sister’s rescue and,
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sister’s reunion with,
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Buchanan, Jessica:
Abdilahi’s Mine Risk Education bracelet and,
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Abdi’s conversations with,
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Abdi’s rage and,
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Abdi’s relationship with,
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Adado and,
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ambitions of,
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anger and frustration of,
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and arguing between Abdi and Jabreel,
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in attempting to break up with husband,
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baby wanted by,
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at Banda place,
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Blackhawk Down ambush and,
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boredom of,
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in captivity,
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–26,
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–35,
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–64,
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–69,
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–83,
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–50,
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career in education of,
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childhood and adolescence of,
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child soldiers and,
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as confrontational,
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crying and,
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dancing of,
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debriefing of,
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dehumanization of,
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on despair and desperation,
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diet of,
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on display by kidnappers,
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escape thoughts of,
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failed first marriage of,
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and family’s move to Nairobi,
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father’s religious beliefs and,
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fears for life of,
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first trip to Africa of,
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gratitude of,
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Hargeisa home of,
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hostage negotiations and,
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–57,
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–96,
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hostage training of,
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husband’s courtship of,
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husband’s crisis counseling and,
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and husband’s dreams and nightmares,
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husband’s first meeting with,
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and husband’s journaling and love letters,
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husband’s post-rescue phone conversation with,
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and husband’s relationship with her father,
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husband’s reunion with,
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and husband’s work on behalf of prisoners,
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hygiene concerns of,
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isolation of,
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Jabreel’s relationship with,
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–19,
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–24,
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jewelry taken from,
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kidnappers’ internet access and,
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kidnappers’ sexual advances toward,
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–77,
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kidnapping of,
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lethal confrontation considered by,
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lies told to kidnappers by,
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on luck,
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medical care for,
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medications needed by,
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menstruating of,
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mock execution of,
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modeling career of,
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mother’s death and,
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new mattress and pillows of,
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on nice girls,
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nickname of,
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optimism of,
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on perceptions of women’s emotions,
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physical appearance of,
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plea-for-ransom phone call of,
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post-rescue concerns for,
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prayer groups on behalf of,
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proof-of-life phone calls of,
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–12,
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and raid on kidnappers’ camp,
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ransom demands and,
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rape feared by,
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religious beliefs and spirituality of,
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rescue of,
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return to Africa of,
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return to ordinary life of,
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–77,
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scream instinct of,
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secondary kidnapping feared by,
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secrecy concerns and,
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security concerns of,
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self-doubts of,
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Shekinah Fellowship Children’s Village and,
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shock and confusion of,
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singing of,
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sleeping guards and,
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social life of,
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stomach bugs of,
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survival instincts of,
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Thisted’s relationship with,
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Thisted’s separations from,
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–9,
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thoughts about death of,
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toilet concerns of,
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trip to Galkayo of,
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trip to Kenya of,
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urinary tract infections of,
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