,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,al ,gre5 ( ,texas submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ conc]n 
ov] ! disappe>ance ( ,au/9 ,tice1 & =   
o!r purposes4  ,:]eas ,au/9 ,tice is a  
#cd-ye>-old =m] ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e     
infantry (fic] & ,georget[n law /ud5t & 
graduate ( ,georget[n ,univ]sity1 f     
,h\/on1 ,texas2 ,:]eas ,au/9 0 an ,eagle
 ,sc\t1 ,national ,m]it ,f9ali/1 & elde/
 ( sev5 *ildr52 ,:]eas ,au/9 0 a        
contribut+ freelanc] to ,mc,clatchy     
,newspap]s1 ! ,wa%+ton ,po/ & o!r m$ia  
outlets & a recipi5t ( ! #bjab ,george  
,polk ,aw>d = ,w> ,report+2 ,:]eas 9    
,may #bjab1 ,au/9 report$ly slipp$ "u a 

f5ce at ! ,turkey-,syria bord] to report
 on ! int5sify+ civil w> f 9 & ar\nd    
,damascus1 ,syria2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/    
#aa1 #bjab1 ,au/9 celebrat$ 8 #ca/      
bir?day 9 ,d>ayya1 ,syria1 !n 0 s*$ul$  
to travel to ,beirut1 ,lebanon2 ,:]eas 9
 ,augu/ #bjab1 ,au/9 did n travel z     
plann$ to ,lebanon & 8 frequ5t emails to
 8 family /opp$2 ,:]eas 9 late ,septemb]
 #bjab1 a video clip appe>$ on ,you,tube
 %[+ ,au/9 bl9dfold$ & be+ prodd$ up a  
hillside by mask$ militants2 ,:]eas 9 ! 
m ?an #a1jjj days s9ce ,au/9's          
disappe>ance1 no gr\p has claim$        
responsibility = 8 capture2 ,:]eas !    
,syrian gov]nm5t has nev] ackn[l$g$     
deta9+ ,au/9 & has d5i$ ! same to       
,au/9's p>5ts2 ,:]eas ,u4,s4 (ficials   
believe ! gov]nm5t ( ,ba%> al-,assad or 
a gr\p affiliat$ ) x is hold+ him2      
,:]eas ,au/9 ,tice's p>5ts1 ,m>c &      
,debra ,tice h be5 dilig5t 9 _! ef=ts to
 f9d _! son1 by p>tn]+ ) ,report]s ,)\t 
,bord]s & a ,new ,york ad ag5cy to laun*
 ,! ,bl9dfold ,pl$ge to dramatize !     

increas+ dang]s to j\rnali/s 9          
repressive regimes ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! 
c\ple also help$ deploy f\r billbo>ds   
across ,h>ris ,c\nty1 ,texas1 la/ fall  
be>+ _! son's lik5ess & ! phrase3 ,ov]  
#a1jjj days 9 captivity = be+ a         
j\rnali/2 ,:]eas ! ,tices h appe>$ at   
=ums & panels discussions on ! ?reats   
fac+ j\rnali/s ar\nd ! _w1 includ+ "o   
dur+ ! week ( ,april #d1 #bjaf1 at      
,georget[n1 ,au/9's alma mat]2 ,:]eas ! 
c\ple has promot$ an onl9e petition urg+
 ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t to ramp up ef=ts to 
br+ _! son home2 ,:]eas ne>ly #bgj      
newspap]s & m$ia organizations h        
highlight$ ! j\rnali/'s case on _! ,web 
sites z a result ( ! ,tices' ef=ts2     
,:]eas accord+ to ! ,h\/on ,*ronicle1 ! 
,obama adm9i/ration fir/ confirm$ !y    
spoke ) ,syrian (ficials ab\t ,au/9's   
case sometime 9 #bjae1 ?\gh !y d5i$     
visit+ or see+ ,au/91 z _h be5 initially
 report$ by ! ,fr5* newspap] ,le ,fig>o2
 & ,:]eas1 on ,april #h1 #bjaf1 ,u4,s4  
,/ate ,dep>tm5t spokesman ,m>k ,ton]    

said ,au/9 rema9s a focus ( !           
adm9i/ration's diplomatic ef=ts1 (t5    
work+ ?r\gh ,cze* (ficials :o s]ve z    
int]m$i>ies betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,syrian ,arab ,republic gov]nm5ts3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses its    
ongo+ conc]n ab\t ! disappe>ance ( ,au/9
 ,tice 9 ,damascus1 ,syria1 9 ,augu/    
#bjab2  7#b7 enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate & ! intellig5ce community to      
jo9tly cont9ue inve/igations & to       
consid] all plausible explanations =    
,au/9's disappe>ance2  7#c7 urges !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! intellig5ce       
community to coord9ate inve/igations ) !
 ,syrian ,arab ,republic gov]nm5t &     
solicit in=mation f appropriate regional
 affairs & law en=cem5t exp]ts on       
plausible explanations = ,au/9's        
disappe>ance2  7#d7 enc\rages !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to "w ) =eign         
gov]nm5ts kn[n to h diplomatic influ5ce 
) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,syria2  7#e7 enc\rages 
! intellig5ce community to assess !     

possibility ( ! involvem5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,syria 9 ,au/9 ,tice's disappe>ance &
 to possibly seek 8 recov]y2 &  7#f7    
reque/s t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !       
intellig5ce community cont9ue to "w ) & 
in=m ,congress & ! family ( ,au/9 ,tice 
on ef=ts to possibly recov] ,au/9 & to  
resolve 8 disappe>ance4