For the benefit of those who comment prior to knowing what's so:
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"There were questions about the case from the beginning. Ian McDonough, 27, a friend and fellow Marine who was with Hammar when he was nabbed, told FoxNews.com that four U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents told Hammar before he crossed into Mexico that as long as the required permit, which he completed, was submitted and he declared the gun to Mexican authorities, there would be no problem in bringing the vintage shotgun across the border.
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The gun was a family heirloom that Hammar planned to use on a hunting and surfing trip in Costa Rica.
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On Thursday, two Republican congressmen called for a national travel boycott of Mexico until the country releases Hammar, urging "all Americans" to campaign for the war veteran's freedom by turning off the tap on America's tourism dollars."
The above strategy was prompted by appearances by several congresspersons on O'Riley's program where they were grilled quite heavily & exposed for their lack of involvement. Two other Fox journalists were closely involved, also. Just because some MSM entity played the story doesn't mean that they played a role in the Marine's release.
He had been in prison since August. Within a week of being notified, O'Riley began his campaign to get the Marine released.
Get it?
ps Was it a dumb move on the Marine's part?...Yes, IMO. But that's not the point of this post.