John Patrick McCarthy CBE (born November 26 1956) is a British journalist who was kidnapped by Iranian terrorists in Lebanon in April 1986, and held hostage for more than five years. McCarthy, of Irish Catholic extraction, is known as Britain's longest-held hostage in Lebanon, having spent over five years in captivity until his release on August 8, 1991. He shared a cell with the Northern Irish Protestant, Brian Keenan, for several years. Wikipedia
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1991: Beirut hostage John McCarthy freed John McCarthy, Britain's longest-held hostage in Lebanon, has been set free after more than five years in captivity. news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/8/newsid...
...Comment > Commentators John McCarthy: Israel and the art of sophistry What is 'brave' about giving back something you have stolen? Published:06 August 2006 In Tony Blair's speech ... www.independent.co.uk//eceRedirect?articleId=1215898&pubI...
John McCarthy's Biography John McCarthys life as a hard-working journalist was radically changed when he was dramatically kidnapped in Beirut. www.room54.co.uk/public_speakers.php?id=42
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