Kidnapped American in Pakistan asks Obama to negotiate with al-Qaeda for his release

Warren Weinstein, an American who was kidnapped in Pakistan two years ago, has asked President Obama to negotiate for his release with al-Qaeda in a video posted by the terror group to its web site.

Let's go to the videotape.


The Washington Post adds:

A State Department spokeswoman and a member of Weinstein’s family
said Wednesday night that they had not independently received the note
or