[Pyro7480]

Nicely done.

[Yossarian]

A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday.

Hold the applause - it's a New York Times reporter. How can we be sure he wasn't being held by the U.S. Military, so he wouldn't pose a legitimate security risk to the USA?

[max americana]

Taken care in the end by the US military which is despised by the NYT. How fitting...

[Byron_the_Aussie]

An NYT reporter?

Thank Allah he's gone, Omar! I couldn't take one more day of 'Damn Cheney!' 'Damn Halliburton!' 'Damn Bush!'

[Krankor]

Yeah, right. The guys climbed over a wall and then just happened to find an army scout out there walking in the wilderness. The Times paid the ransom, and the reporters were allowed to “escape”.

[Michael.SF.]

Escaped? I bet he just got tired of camping out with his buddies.

[bigheadfred]

SHOOT HIM! HE’S A SPY! I would have said this even if he hadn’t been “held captive” for 7 months.

[TruthWillWin]

Why would the Taliban want to capture a NYT’s reporter? He is on their side.

[ScottinVA]

Rohde: “Can’t we extend this “captivity” thing just a little longer?”

Omar the Taliban: “NO!! NO!!! By Allah, a thousand times NO!!! I learned a word today and it is LIBTARD. That is you! I hate you.. now, go escape or something. Just go away!!”

[layman]

escaped by climbing over a wall

Yeah .... right .... Bwaaahahahaha !

[Larry381]

For some reason I don’t think we’re hearing the entire story.
The Taliban was probably paid off by the NY Times and it’s money I’m sure they were happy to donate to their favorite jihadis. I wouldn’t be surprised if this twerp actually went on a couple of raids against American forces with his buddies.

[caper gal 1]

"We are very relieved that our New York Times colleague escaped safely, and this episode has ended happily," said AP Senior Managing Editor John Daniszewski. "It was an unusual and difficult news judgment to withhold reporting on his abduction, but our practice is to avoid transmitting stories if we believe they endanger someone's life." (emphasis added)

Unless, of course, during the Bush administration you were employed by the CIA and involved with prisoner interrogation at Guantanamo, then we’ll gladly splash your name all over our dying paper.

[NoLibZone]

Why did he leave them?

His wife probably couldn’t cash the check the Mullahs sent.

[Rodamala]

So he climbed over the wall and left the driver behind?

Interesting choice.

Maybe the journalist found out what REAL torture is like? Or maybe he was compelled to to escape so he could hot foot it back to the NYT field office and write up a story about how the Taliban doesn't waterboard and how they even read him his Miranda rights!

I wonder if the driver is still alive now.

[Major Matt Mason]

Who cares? He's from the NYT, he wouldn't get the story right, anyway.

[Cinnamon Girl]

The article explains that he's been held captive since Bush was president but that it was decided not to go public with the story. I suspect that they were nervous about another Daniel Pearl situation. This guy apparently knew that his editors wouldn't have allowed him to go where he went.

He even looks similiar.

[Condor51]

New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivity

oh ... baloney. A NY Slimes 'reporter' held 'captive'. No way.

He was prolly staying in a Hotel when not training as a Taliban spy. He was also prolly given a Taliban issue Pulitzer Prize for being an American Traitor.

Don't let him back in the US. Send him to Gitmo and water board the sheet out of him.

[cricket]

The NYT's 'sat' on this story until full safety assured to these men who escaped. . .

Amazing decision; IMHO. . .guess; NYT's can be 'mindful' when it comes to protecting their own. All to say; we know anyone else is as likely 'damned' by their determined lack of discretion; when it comes to their news agenda.

(Though am inclined to answer 'no/not' here. . .cannot help but wonder if this reporter sees the world a bit 'differently' post his experience.)

[Cindy]

June 20, 2009

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/fbi_investigates.htm

FBI Investigates Kidnapping of New York Times Reporter David Rohde

FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge, Joseph M. Demarest issued the following statement concerning New York Times Reporter David Rohde:

“On June 19, David Rohde, a reporter for the New York Times contacted family members to advise he had escaped from his abductors. Rohde was taken hostage in Afghanistan on November 10, 2008. The FBI is working with the U.S. State Department and Department of Defense to see that Mr. Rohde receives medical attention and is reunited with his family.”

“Since Mr. Rohde’s abduction, the FBI has been fully engaged in the investigation. We have worked closely with the Rohde family and the NY Times. The investigation is being coordinated by the NY Field Office through the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. The investigation drew on resources from the FBI’s Boston Field Office, the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) as well as FBI personnel in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The investigation is continuing.”

“Significant assistance was provided by the U.S. State Department and U.S. Embassies in Kabul and Islamabad as well as the U.S. Department of Defense in Afghanistan.”

Another captive, an Afghan national who was with Mr. Rohde when he was kidnapped also escaped and is being assisted by U.S. authorities.