Why don't we know the names of the American hostages in Gaza?

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It might be for their own protection.

It seems that they're waiting for Hamas to release names... rather than giving out names so that Hamas might go hunt them down or desperate Palestinians turn them over to Hamas to gain their own freedom.

It's a great point after we have seen the treatment the protesters dole out when they do know. 

Yeah I guess some part of me is in the 70s and 80s, NGL hearing reports of those that have been released, is extremely disheartening. 

I suspect our government and intelligence agencies have lots more information. We can only hope as always they know what they are doing. 

I cant imagine being a parent or close relative...

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Best. Signature. Evar.

It always struck a chord with me, when I first heard it, and even more so listening to the whole album the first time. It captured the angst and attitude of the generation. 

RIP Neil Peart 

https://www.loudersound.com/features/rus...tom-sawyer

But Tom Sawyer didn't come easily and it almost never made the album.

“I mean, when we were working on Tom Sawyer, actually for the longest time, it was the worst song on the record,” Lee told Prog's Philip Wilding.

“We had more trouble with that song than almost any other song. I had real doubt about whether the song was working at all. I remember when we came to do the solo, and we’re having a lot of trouble getting a sound that [Alex was] happy with. All of a sudden, [album engineer] Paul Northfield kind of jumped into action and came up with this idea of mic-ing the stereo speakers and doing [the] solo in a stereo spread. Then it gave it that kind of tubular sound. And then it finally came to life.