Posted on 06/21/2009 8:53:15 PM PDT by Selmore
David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban, escaped Friday night and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Until now, the kidnapping has been kept quiet by The Times and other media organizations out of concern for the men’s safety.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
either ransom was paid or he was doing research for a book and was let go. Follow the money...
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