"Michael Ancram: You mentioned that Alan Johnston's captors were a family...
Usamah Hamdan: The Dagmoush family.
MA: That they were associated with Dahlan. Would Dahlan have known?
UH: Yes. He knew this, he does. And for three times we came to the point to release Alan Johnston and by telephone call from [Samir Musharawi], who is Dahlan's man, they stopped that." (thanks Keval)