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.
His Afghan colleague made it out, too. Congratulations to both, and I look forward to reading the no doubt cracking good story behind these events.
Can’t help thinking though, when I get to this bit:
Until now, the kidnapping has been kept quiet by The Times and other media organizations out of concern for the men’s safety.
Wish they’d take that consideration more often, even if it would put them on the same side as American presidents with an R after their names.
The bottom line is this: No classified secret necessary to fight terrorism is safe once the Times hears of it, at least as long as the Bush administration is in power. The Times justifies its national security breaches by the mere hypothetical possibility of abuse–without providing any evidence that this financial tracking program, or any other classified antiterror initiative that it has revealed, actually has been abused.
Good thing no one declared these men’s kidnappings a national security issue.
Comment by pdbuttons on 6/20 @ 8:36 pm #
the summer winds…
Comment by dr kill on 6/20 @ 9:45 pm #
Their judgement about the relative importance of issues is unexplainable.
Comment by The Ghost of Walter Duranty on 6/20 @ 9:46 pm #
Journalism club protects itself. The rest of you silly bastards? Not so much.
Comment by David R. Block on 6/20 @ 9:47 pm #
As often uttered on Misha’s site: rope, tree, “journalist.” Some assembly required.
Comment by pdbuttons on 6/20 @ 9:54 pm #
bottom of the ninth
two freaky outs
a calm /
three balls…
no!..two strikes…
oh mighty casey been dug up…
stephen king bring the ding a ling…
oh ted willams head…
do smile…
as his body does shed…
shed…..
Comment by TendStl on 6/20 @ 10:23 pm #
Ed Morrisey at HotAir had the info months ago and called the Times and they asked him and others not to release the info. He has a story up about it.
Comment by Bob Reed on 6/20 @ 11:17 pm #
Let’s all hope that the NYTimes learns something about operational discretion from this episode…
Cap’n Ed showed his gentlemanly class and discretion by keeping mum ’til the writer was safely home…
And, let’s hope they passively gathered some good intel…
I’m looking forward to reading the accounts…
Comment by sdferr on 6/20 @ 11:25 pm #
A bit OT, apologies TSI.
Back from a trip to HotAir with a letter from Mousavi’s office addressed to Pres. Obama. Allahpundit tipped me to at Michael Ledeen’s joint, which, go visit, as there are disclaimers about the letter and an update quoting Mousavi’s speech today. Here is the letter in full (and ouch):
Comment by Bob Reed on 6/20 @ 11:30 pm #
Obama’s behavior would be criminal, if he weren’t such an amateur…
Ronnie Reagan would be all up on ‘em over this…
Comment by pdbuttons on 6/20 @ 11:31 pm #
i take my shoe off
but not to mister george bush
my american friend
Comment by Joe on 6/21 @ 2:10 am #
So when it is one of their own on the line, they can keep their mouths shut.
Comment by Molon Labe on 6/21 @ 2:46 am #
Kills me. The fucking assholes. Apoplectic.
Comment by JHo on 6/21 @ 5:14 am #
I think he’d deliver a speech from Hawaii on the 4th of next month, too.
Comment by The thor on 6/21 @ 5:41 am #
The navy would of had to been called in to wash the fear out of Ronald Reagan’s adult diaper, that’s what I think.
Comment by JHo on 6/21 @ 6:09 am #
Probably Ronnie would have run off and hid behind socialized medicine, thor.
Idiot.
Comment by B Moe on 6/21 @ 6:11 am #
That is why you are taken so seriously around here, thor.
Comment by LTC John on 6/21 @ 6:50 am #
Still giving him what he wants, you two are…
The NYT won’t “learn” anything from tis – they will easily distinguish, in their own minds, between what Ed did and their ‘brave’ dissent from BOOOSH! I suspect they credit themselves with saving the Republic with every revelation, and justify ever time they hold their tongues (tpying fingers?) with the current administration in place. But we won’t ever hear what that justification is – unless it is seen in some weak editorial page offering. They are what they are – it isn’t unknown anymore. Look at their sales – the true believers and some offices, librarires and such buy it. Nobody else.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 7:35 am #
I’d bet that thoor reads the NYT.
That’s how stooopid he is.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 7:42 am #
“Comment by JHo on 6/21 @ 6:09 am #
Probably Ronnie would have run off and hid behind socialized medicine, thor.”
Or run out to buy ice cream for the kids.
And the dog.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 7:49 am #
Funny:
http://tinyurl.com/mf6kgb
whore’s hero!
Unfortunately, the last minute turns into an ad.
Comment by The thor on 6/21 @ 8:00 am #
What do you do, line your cage with it? Wipe your brains from the rim of your butthole with the classifieds?
Comment by Pablo on 6/21 @ 8:01 am #
Baracky’s approval index submarines. From +30 in late January to -2 in late June is change you can believe in.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 8:10 am #
Even you insults are puerile, whore.
What’s with your obsession with shit? Coprophiliac much?
Comment by The thor on 6/21 @ 8:29 am #
Of course I read the NYT, ya quacking quid.
What do you read, The Neo-Con Bugle?
I’ve also been known to endure Rachel Maddow, so effen what.
Comment by Dennis D on 6/21 @ 8:52 am #
Expect him to publish an article soon praising his captors and explaining how the US is the bad guy.
Comment by Dennis D on 6/21 @ 8:55 am #
Reagan did not go for ice cream when Lech Walesa and Solidarity resisted in Poland. Thor needs to complete his GED and learn some history.
Comment by B Moe on 6/21 @ 9:06 am #
Look, I am as disappointed as anybody about Obama’s piss poor response to this, but the ice cream thing is just fucking silly. He doesn’t have to put on a hair shirt and lock himself from his family, doesn’t any one else remember this?
Comment by The thor on 6/21 @ 9:08 am #
Half the Polish population didn’t hate our fuckin’ guts from neo-con retards threatening to turn their entire country into a glass parking lot.
Discover perspective, chimp.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 9:15 am #
“Discover perspective, chimp.”
Funny, that.
Seeing as how it’s coming from an ignorant asshole.
Ice cream time, whore?
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 9:17 am #
Maybe the Resident will give you some doggie treats.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 10:13 am #
Ronald Reagan:
“We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
President Obama:
“Can’t I just finish my waffles?”
Comment by maggie katzen on 6/21 @ 10:13 am #
oh, I forgot that one BMoe, but remembered this
Comment by Joe on 6/21 @ 10:19 am #
Why is it so smart for Obama to be slient on Iran, when it was so bad for Bill Clinton to be silent on Rwanda and Pope Pius XII to be silent on the Holocaust…
And on the flip side I guess Reagan and Kennedy should have kept mum on the Berlin Wall.
Comment by N. O'Brain on 6/21 @ 10:22 am #
“…Reagan and Kennedy should have kept mum on the Berlin Wall.”
Waffles, on the other hand…..
Comment by Mikey NTH on 6/21 @ 11:21 am #
#27 B Moe: The Secretary of State isn’t responsible for hurricane relief in Louisiana. What could she do? Assemble and deploy the First Diplomatic Light Infantry?
That is the difference.
And with respect to other commenters, during the Cold War we were prepared to go to war with all of the Warsaw Pact countries – despite our feelings towards their captive populations. And yes, that did include nuclear “glass parking lot” strikes.
Comment by B Moe on 6/21 @ 12:07 pm #
And Obama isn’t responsible for the people of Iran. I agree he should be more aggressive in his statements, but ragging on him for taking his kids out for ice cream is ridiculous.
Comment by LTC John on 6/21 @ 1:15 pm #
B Moe, indeed – leave the President out of it – the reportage of such harmless frivolity (and not what is happening around the world) maybe not so much.
Comment by sdferr on 6/21 @ 1:59 pm #
This is a huge development if it proves true:
Comment by Pellegri on 6/21 @ 4:16 pm #
The navy would of had to been
A+ on grammar, thor.
Comment by sdferr on 6/21 @ 5:03 pm #
Sheesh, Barbara Slavin no less. h/t M. Goldfarb who says:
Comment by fnord on 6/21 @ 6:14 pm #
Keeping mum in this case is unsurprising. It is obvious that a New York Times reporter is a fully human being. The rest of us rubes, not so much.
Comment by B Moe on 6/21 @ 6:54 pm #
Probably depends on what day it is and who he is talking to, like everything else.
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