Written by: Beck

I hadn't. He's an American being held hostage by Iraqis. He's been a hostage since November. Take a moment to think about that. That's a hell of a long time to be at the mercy of jihadist West-hating terrorists.

The reason you haven't heard about him is that the US has a policy of not publishing American civilian abductions. Regardless of what you think of the merits of the policy, that means that it's far too easy to forget that there are Americans being held hostage in Iraq.

Rusty Shackleford of The Jawa Report--the first publication to identify Roy Hallums--has interviewed Hallums' family. It's a fascinating interview, and I highly recommend reading it.