What is Warren Weinstein?
'''Warren Weinstein''' (July 3, 1941 – January 14, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/politics/white-house-hostages-killed/index.html|title=U.S. drone strike accidentally killed 2 hostages|author=Jeremy Diamond, with reporting Jim Sciutto, Elise Labott, Pamela Brown, Jamie Crawford, Jim Acosta and Gloria Borger, CNN|date=23 April 2015|work=CNN|accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] contractor and economist. He was a director in [[Pakistan]] for J.E. Austin Associates.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexander |first=Harriet |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8699426/American-aid-worker-Warren-Weinstein-kidnapped-in-Pakistan.html |title=American aid worker Warren Weinstein kidnapped in Pakistan |publisher=Telegraph |date= 2011-08-13|accessdate=2011-12-03 |location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://jeaustin.com/ J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. website]</ref> He was kidnapped by eight [[al-Qaeda]] members on August 13, 2011 in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2011/08/201181311749660529.html |title=US aid official kidnapped in Pakistan - Central & South Asia |publisher=Al Jazeera English |accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Hannah Roberts |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2025621/Warren-Weinstein-American-kidnapped-Pakistan-armed-raid-home.html |title=Warren Weinstein: American kidnapped in Pakistan in armed raid on his home &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2011-08-15 |accessdate=2011-12-03 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/14/news/la-pakistan-kidnapping-20110814 |title=American kidnapped in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2011-08-14 |accessdate=2011-12-03 |first1=Alex |last1=Rodriguez |first2=Nasir |last2=Khan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=233629 |title=US citizen kidnapped by unknown assailants in Pakistan |publisher=Jpost.com |date=2011-08-1