Where Is Austin Tice?: 6. A Meeting in Muscat

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Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin’s mother Debra decides to go to Syria herself - alone. She believes the US government could have done more to get her son home. Josh finds the men who took part in covert talks between Washington and Damascus. Could Austin’s release have been possible? And what was Syria offered in return? Archive: NBC; NPR; CBS; CNN; BBC; Fox; The White House. Writer and…