 American journalist Jill Carroll, who was released Thursday after being held hostage in Iraq for almost three months, slams the United States and praises Iraqi insurgents in a video posted on an Islamist Web site. A counterterrorism expert says Carroll may have been experiencing a touch of Stockholm syndrome, a defense mechanism in which kidnap victims empathize with their captors. However, Carroll's father flatly said his daughter was merely giving the kidnappers what they wanted so she wouldn't be killed.In the video, Carroll discusses her release with a man who may be one of her captors. She says that the mujahedeen has treated her well, kept her safe and was able to elude the U.S. military because its members are "very smart."...
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