clearly you didn't read the whole story. she said she was threatened repeatedly and called her kidnappers murderers. what is wrong with everyone about this story?
They lose face if they believe her now. There are too many on this forum that give no room for people to change, and learn. They already indicted her on her first statement while still a captive. Too late for her now. She needed to be waving a US flag and screaming for the death of her captors while her captors were still present.
Unfortunately, there are a few conspiracy loons even at this site. They just need to believe it was a left-wing setup. It's like the people at the DU who see Karl Rove's hand in everything that happens. While the DU is mostly filled with those types, we have a few here too. I say unless some real evidence emerges that this was a setup, there is no reason to attack someone who has obviously been through a lot already.
So she's a liberal against the war--why on Earth wouldn't she let those statements sit as-is if they reflect her views accurately? People here who say she's lying now have NO idea whether she is or isn't (neither do I). Like DUmmies, they're going with their gut, with emotions, when they have no idea as to the real facts.
One fact we do know: She has come out and said those statements were made while guns were pointed at her. Why on Earth would she reveal that if she only wants to push an agenda now? How does revealing that help "her cause"?
Clearly you did not hear her initial statment where she claims she was NEVER threatened, was treated very very well, etc.