[Watch] CNN Reports On Why ISIS Needs More Western Hostages Now that we in the west are accused of consuming entirely too much in the way of ISIS propaganda, CNNs Paul Cruickshank tells Anderson Cooper why there is a growing concern that ISIS is in the market for a fresh supply of western hostages. ARVE Error: Element ID could not be build, please report this bug. So, the Europeans are actually paying the ransoms on these people? It seems that this is part of the ISIS revenue plan. To give credit where it is due, Cruickshank explains well why western hostages are valuable to ISIS. That CNN is reporting this highlights the danger for westerners in the Middle East and that the west is through giving the barbarians the benefit of the doubt. 