Posted on 09/06/2009 8:10:40 PM PDT by Saije
According to reports from Afghanistan, New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell and his driver/interpreter have been kidnapped while attempting to cover the story of the NATO airstrike on the two Taliban-hijacked tankers in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The local Afghan press is reporting on Farrell's kidnapping; however, the international press and the wires services have been silent on this issue.
Multiple sources in Afghanistan tell me that The New York Times is attempting to suppress the reporting on Farrell's kidnapping.
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/2009/09/nyt_reporter_kidnapped_in_kund.php#ixzz0QO1gsSUt
(Excerpt) Read more at longwarjournal.org ...
All he has to do is show them some of that liberal understanding. You know, all the stuff we mean-spirited and intolerant conservatives just don't get.
Stephen, just tell the Taliban how much you respect them and their unfairly maligned religion, about how their culture is just as valid as America's. Tell them you're on their side, showing all the world how unfairly the poor Taliban have been treated.
I'm sure you'll be home in the morning with a grateful hug from your Taliban brothers.
It’s acceptable to publish a photo of the mangled body of a U.S. soldier against his family’s wishes, but not ok to report about the kidnap of a civilian reporter, unless it is Daniel Pearl. It is terribly difficult to follow the illogical liberal presstitute mindset.
The NY Times will suppress these reports, but the Associated Press will print a picture of the last moments of a dying Marine’s life...against his family’s wishes.
This is just so wrong on so many levels
the international press and the wires services have been silent on this issue.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>( The ransom is being gathered)
Any bets that Farrel will keep his head?The Taliban are now
executing spies by explosives taped to a “spy’s” body and making them walk out into the desert and setting their personal bombs off by radio.
Maybe we can get pictures to post of Farrel, just like AP did with one of our heros suffering from fatal wounds.
What goes around comes around.
We should be writing about this and insisting on US intervention immediately, Send over Bill Clinton, send in a special forces rescue etc.
The press is the enemy of America.
I imagine the Taliban just want to show him a little love and appreciation for all the help they receive from the NYT.
Prayers for the reporter just the same
Yawn.
vaudine
Why do they kidnap their friends???
So who should we send over to rescue him? Hillary, Bill, or now that Van is out of work maybe he can travel.
Cue Clinton @ Ron Brown funeral tears!
Kiss ur ass goodbye Stevie!!!!
NYT reporter Farrel will become a conservative one second before the Islamist terrorists cut off his head - too late to make a difference.
A NY Times reporter?
Offer the kidnappers a 9 day old ham sandwich, take it or leave it.
He was no doubt over there to do a story maligning the US military and foreign policy.
I sure didn’t see this coming! /sarc off>
NYT’s chickens . . . come home to ROOST!
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