No, many of his photos are displayed on an anti-war website; if his kidnappers had access to a computer I'm sure he showed it to them and that's why he was released. He's a friend of the terrorists.
On a post,yesterday there was a link to an MSNBC article about Sites.It said that Sitesused to be a CNN freelancer,but CNN did not renew his contract. CNN did not want to comment on Sites after the release of the video. Also in that article,it stated that Sites was being kept under wraps by NBC.
From Ollie's report and these facts about Sites coming out, it looks like a set up.