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INDEX
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A
Aboud, Mohammed
abduction of Swedish journalists and, 175
as ally of Assad regime, 128
Alpeyrie given cash by, 131, 161
Alpeyrie’s post-release contact with, 238
Alpeyrie’s ransom paid by, 127, 128, 154
Alpeyrie’s release and, 125, 126
Alpeyrie sheltered by, post-release, 127–31
Alpeyrie taken to Lebanon by, 130–32
appearance, 127
background, 129
blacklisted by the EU, 175, 238
Doueihy and, 151
son of, 129
villa of, 127, 129
wealth of, 126
Abu Faras (Free Syrian Army commander), 14–16, 109–10
Abu Talal (kidnapper), 51, 58
Alpeyrie and shelling danger to hideout, 103–4
Alpeyrie gives shrapnel to, 78–79
Alpeyrie moved to new location by, 58–60, 103–4
Alpeyrie’s escape attempt and, 105–6
Alpeyrie’s fraternal relationship with, 38, 39, 52, 66, 90, 93, 97, 116
Alpeyrie’s friending on Facebook and, 238
Alpeyrie’s hatred of, 95, 96, 202
as alpha male, 29
appearance of, 16, 17, 20
brutality of, 21, 27, 38, 44–45, 54–55, 60, 82
as driver in Alpeyrie’s abduction, 16–17
Fares and, 79, 82, 98
fighting in Homs region, 238
mock execution of Alpeyrie and, 16, 20
praying by, 95
routine of, 31, 48
sexual advance by, 91–92
thinks Alpeyrie is Ryan Reynolds, 90–91
thinning hair of, 38
Afghanistan
Alpeyrie embedded with French Foreign Legion in, 73–77
American mercenaries in, 75
artillery barrage in, 76
Bagram Airfield, 73
typical Afghan village, 74
U.S. in, 75–76
Alawite sect, 65, 180
as Assad loyalists, 121
atrocities by, 121
massacres of, 123, 180
Shabiha and, 121–22, 125
Aleppo, Syria, 64
Alfarook (fixer), 45, 237
Alpeyrie and, 10–17
Alpeyrie’s abduction and, 16–17, 21
Alpeyrie’s trust in, 21
word of Alpeyrie’s kidnapping and, 140–41
Ali (kidnapper), 48, 52
description of, 20
working out, Alpeyrie and, 49–50
Al Jazeera TV, 207
Al-Nabek, Syria, 11, 13
Alpeyrie, Ann (stepmother), 142, 143, 145, 146, 164
assessment of kidnapping, 147–48
Alpeyrie, Claude (uncle), 162
Alpeyrie, Jean-Louis (father)
Alpeyrie goes to live with in New York, 5, 33, 56
Alpeyrie in contact with, while on assignment, 7, 11
Alpeyrie’s thoughts of, after abduction, 31
Doueihy and, 141, 143, 144–45, 146, 148, 149, 150, 238
employer and profession of, 32, 143, 147, 193
ex-wife Daniela and, 141–42, 149, 150–51, 152
family and background, 32, 46
FBI and, 145–47
heart attack of, 128, 139
Jonathan and vacation in Boca Raton, Fla., 167–68, 171
Jonathan in Ukraine and, 212
Jonathan’s post-release employment and, 193–96, 197
Jonathan’s relationship with, 46, 193
Jonathan’s release and, 128, 133–34, 141–52
Junger talk in New York and, 22
news of Jonathan’s kidnapping received by, 139–40
in New York City, 7, 32, 40, 139–43
pessimism of, 147
pet cat, Sam, 142–43
praying by, 143
ransom demand and, 148
ransom negotiations and, 148, 150, 151–52
as a reasonable man, 193, 197
reunited with Jonathan, 164
secretary, Susan, 147
Alpeyrie, Jonathan
abduction of, 15–18
Aboud and release of, 127–31, 161
in Afghanistan, 73–77
aftereffects of captivity, 178–81 (see also psychological cost of captivity below)
apricot picking during captivity, 93–94
Arabic phrases learned by, 95–96
archeology and, 6, 22, 98, 110, 192
attitudes and ideas during captivity, 19–22, 26, 36, 37, 45–47, 63–64, 68, 72, 80–81, 91, 96
background and family, 5, 32, 33, 40, 41, 46, 55–56, 69–70, 77, 196–97
Balkan flooding covered by, 218
Battle of Mosul (2017) covered by, 239
beating of, over condom, 44–45
befriending of captors, as strategy, 46, 49–50
Beirut, Lebanon as destination after release, 132–35
Beirut left by, flight to Paris, 161–64
betrayal of, 21, 237
“Blondie” and, 14, 15
border crossing into Syria, 8–9
in Byblos, Lebanon, 3–5
cameras and gear, 5, 31, 37, 43–44, 58, 129, 185
cancer metaphor for war and, 225–26
captors mistake him for actor Ryan Reynolds, 90–91
captors of (see Abu Talal; Mej; Psycho; specific kidnappers)
“car smuggler” as escape accomplice, 99–100, 109, 110, 111, 151
childhood in France, 67, 77, 158, 193, 196–97
childhood memory, of friend David’s violence, 42–43, 55–56, 222
Christianity of, 94, 96, 112
computer and captors, 37, 44, 52–53, 58
conditions of captivity, 26–28, 31–32, 37–38, 47, 49, 56–57, 61, 62, 66–68, 79–82, 92–93, 104, 112
as a conflict photographer, 1–2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 44, 56, 71, 86, 87, 97, 129, 181, 195–96, 200, 201–25, 227, 234–35, 239
Congo Wars and, 227
date of capture, 1
death threats by kidnappers, 39, 41, 42, 48, 51, 59
debriefing of, post-release, 152–59, 164, 173
“the Doctor” and, 5, 8
driver into Syria for, 7–8, 9, 11
in Egypt (2014), 203–7
employer of (Polaris Images), 3, 12, 33, 146, 149, 178
escape hopes and plans, 38, 48, 61, 62–63, 67, 92–93, 97, 99–115
Essad, kidnapper commander, and, 33, 37, 39, 94, 113–15
in Ethiopia, near fatal experience, 23–25
in Ethiopia-Somalia as combat photographer, 44
euphoria of survival and, 76–77
excursion during captivity with sympathetic rebel Fares, 97–98
Facebook contact with Syrian captors and help
ers, post-release, 237, 238
Fares’s relatives as escape accomplices, 100, 101, 109, 110–11, 119
father and, 5, 7, 11, 22, 31, 33, 40, 46, 56, 128, 133–34, 164, 167, 193–96, 197, 212
father’s efforts to get him released, 139–52
fixer, Alfarook, 10–17, 45, 237
fixer, No Problem, 14, 15, 16–17
fraternal relationship with captors, 38, 39, 52, 66, 82–86, 90, 93, 94, 97, 99, 104, 113, 116, 202
freedom, thoughts on the meaning of, 42, 46, 57–58, 68, 94, 95, 115–16, 219–20
as French citizen, 156, 161–62
in French embassy, Beirut, 135, 153–59
friend Aaron and, 140–41, 142, 148, 164, 178, 193–94
friend Jean-Fabien and, 163
friend Yann and, 128, 162, 193, 217
in Georgia, 213
getaway in Boca Raton, Fla., with his family, post-release, 167–68, 171
hearing problems, 196–97
helping with hostage situations, post-release, 173–77, 194, 202
as hostage situations advisor, 194
ideals of, and Uncle Theo, 69–70
interrogations of, 33–36, 39–41, 51–53
Islam and, 207
journey to Syria, 5–9
karma and, 170–71
Lebanese contacts, 5, 10, 160 (see also Doueihy, Robert)
Lebanon return planned, 14
in Libya (2011), 65
location in captivity, the Dark House, 19–58, 103–4
location in captivity, the Light House, 59–98, 99–111, 116, 202
losing side of conflicts and, 183–92
mock execution of, 16, 20, 21
Moisan interview and collaboration, post-release, 203–7
morale during captivity, 49, 50, 53, 54, 57, 60–61, 67, 94
mother and, 31, 46, 77, 78, 140, 141–42, 149, 165, 167, 196–97, 212
move to new location by captors, 58–60
music and anthem for, 67–68
mysterious sheikh and release of, 114, 120–22, 128, 151
named after Jonathan Harker, 33, 199
in Nepal (2005), 223
Oromo community in Minneapolis and, 183–84
personality of, 1–2, 32, 43, 56, 77–78, 142, 149, 196, 197–98, 222
physical condition of, 25, 62, 63, 74, 126, 239
post-release, Syrian conflict and, 201–2
post-release assessment of survival, rip current analogy, 167–71
post-release employment (Plan B), 193–200, 239
post-release press interviews with, 163, 165, 178–80
praying by, 95, 96, 107, 119
professional risks/recklessness, 2, 22, 23–25, 63, 197–98, 207
promises made to himself during captivity, 93, 203, 212
psychological cost of captivity, 57–58, 62, 85–86, 93–94, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107, 109, 111, 115–17, 126, 155–56, 159, 202, 207, 216
Ramadan during captivity, 111–12
ransom and, 21, 35, 41, 49, 127, 128, 148
“Ray-Ban” Shabiha officer and release of, 121–26, 130–31
relationships with women, 31, 52–53, 68, 77, 86, 87, 93–94, 159–60, 163–64, 194
release of, 100, 119–35
religion and, 32
return to New York, post-release, 164
return to Paris, post-release, 162–64
ribs broken during captivity, 54–57, 104
Russian bombing of Syria and, 116
“second nature of,” 147–48
sexual advance by captor Abu Talal, 91–92
shelling during captivity, 29–30, 37, 71, 73, 76, 78–79, 80, 95, 103–4
smoking by, 29–30, 48, 49, 80, 125, 233
Spanish hostages released and, 176–78
Stockholm syndrome and, 202
struggle with evil and, 199–200
Swedish hostages released and, 174–76
swimming and, 77–78, 112–15, 159, 167, 170–71
swimming lesson for Essad, 113–15, 159
Syrian conflict, opinions on, 180–81
Syrian rebels housed in the Light House, 61–62
Syrian rebel sympathizers and, 73
Syrian trip (2002), 6
Syrian trip (2012), 7, 64–65
Syrian trip (2013), 2, 9–15
text message from hostage negotiator, 124
traveling light, 3, 4–5
in Ukraine (2014), 209–24
violence, ideas about, 222–23
willpower of, 24, 26, 32, 56–57
World War II and, 217
World War II mental reenactment by, during captivity, 68–71
World War II veterans project, 185–92
Yabroud, Syria and, 8, 9–13, 33
Alpeyrie, Lauren (sister), 46, 142, 147, 164, 167
al-Qaeda, 94, 121, 151
Al-Qusayr, Syria, 8, 103
Battle of, 7
rebel control of, 7
Amanpour, Christiane, 179
anti-Americanism, 35
Arab Spring, 2, 158, 202
Arsal, Lebanon, 6, 7
Artemivsk, Ukraine, 228, 229, 234
New York Street Pizza, 234–35
artillery barrage, 30
Alpeyrie in Afghanistan and, 73–77
Alpeyrie in Georgia and, 30
Alpeyrie’s Syrian location shelled, 29–30, 71, 73, 76, 78–79, 80, 103–4
shelling of Damascus, 125–26
shelling of Homs, 7–8, 12
shelling of Syria, 66
in Ukraine, 217–18, 219, 224, 230–32, 239
World War I and, 30–31, 73
World War II and, 189
Assad, Bashar al-, 2, 9, 32, 64
attack on Arsal, Lebanon, 6
bombings by, 224
factions supporting, 65
Hezbollah backing of, 29, 103
government forces in conflict, 11–12, 29, 37, 38, 65, 103, 122
protesters dealt with by, 2, 122
secular Baathists of, 180
Shabiha and, 121
Syrian stability and, 180
torture and interrogation by, 122–23
U.S. and, 65
Assad, Hafez al-, 2
Atrash, Kamal, 125, 127, 128, 154, 156, 157–58, 238
B
Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), Lebanon, 6, 22
Bandera, Stepan, 213, 221
Bashar al-Assad. See Assad, Bashar al-
Beirut, Lebanon, 5
Alpeyrie’s release and, 125, 128, 130–35, 153–61
Christian East Beirut, 6
Four Seasons hotel, 134–35, 160
French embassy in, 134, 135, 153–59
“Green Line” in, 6
Marina Towers, 132–34
Muslim West Beirut, 6
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 6
Berdychiv, Ukraine, 69
bin Ladin, Osama, 202
Britain
invasion of Iraq, 71
refusal to pay ransoms, 177
Byblos, Lebanon, 3–5, 22
C
Cairo
Alpeyrie and Moisan in, 203–6, 209
attack on German journalists, 204–5
bombing, police headquarters, 204–5
Coptic Christians in, 203
Egyptian journalists threatened, 205
Mohandessin neighborhood, Muslim Brotherhood and clashes with police, 205
protests in, Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, 198
Tahrir Square, 198, 205, 206, 207
terrorist attacks in, 204–5
Third Square movement in, 206
See also Egypt
Cantlie, John, 177
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 39–40
training of Syrian rebels, 51
CNN, 165, 179
Colvin, Marie, 7–8, 176
conflict/combat journalism
abductions and, 124, 128, 153, 173–78, 238
Al Jazeera reporters arrested in Egypt,
207
competitiveness of, 87, 219
camaraderie and, 174
death of Marie Colvin, 7–8, 176
death of Tim Hetherington, 22
French journalists captured, 124, 128, 153
Friedmann-Pohorylle collaboration as “Robert Capa,” 86–87
German journalists attacked in Cairo, 204–5
hostages and publicity dilemma, 178
Iraq War and, 71
Junger and, 22
lack of public sympathy for, 173–74
reporters as targets for kidnapping, 177–78
Spanish journalists captured, 176–78
Swedish journalists captured, 174–75, 238
Syria and, 6
use of a fixer and, 10
conflict/combat photography
abductions and, 174
aesthetic aspect, 13
agenda of photographers, 181
Alpeyrie and, 1–2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 44, 56, 71, 87, 88, 195–96, 201–25
Alpeyrie’s cameras for, 5
competition from Internet and amateurs with phones, 3
camaraderie with soldiers and, 88
death of Rémi Ochlik, 7–8
heated action and best shots for, 13
personality needed for, 13, 174
“post-film” generation, 3
purpose, 2
retirement from, 195
romanticism of, 197–98
travel and, 3
Congo Wars, 227
Cooper, Anderson, 179
Coptic Christians, 203, 206
Crimea, 211–12, 221
Cyrenaica, Libya, incident in World War II, 188
D
Daesh. See ISIS
Damascus, Syria
Aboud’s villa in, 127, 129
Alpeyrie’s release and time spent in, 121–26, 151, 152, 154, 238
beauty of, 126
chemical weapons used in Ghouta, 180
Doueihy’s denial that Alpeyrie was in Damascus, 151, 238
fighting near, 3, 5
government territory in, 127
Jobar area, 129
rebel territory in, 126
shelling of, 125–26
Damascus University, 10
Daraa, Syria, 2
Dawes, Kevin Patrick, 157
Debaltseve, Ukraine, 228
Alpeyrie in battle for, 228–34
death of old man and, 232, 234–35
Del Ponte, Carla, 180
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 210
Doctor, the (rebel leader), 5, 8
Alpeyrie’s kidnapping and, 142
Donetsk, Ukraine, 210, 211, 214
Alpeyrie in, 216, 218, 220
anti-EU, anti-Kyiv protesters in, 217
battle for the airport, 223
citizens flee, 218
combat photographers and journalists in, 219, 220
Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) established, 218–19
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