June
21, 2009
Liberal Media Manufactures the News
The
New York Times, which is virtually bankrupt, and the Associated Press, the mouthpiece
for Obama, have come up with a wild story that they expect you to believe. It
involves one of their reporters and his escape from the Taliban. It has absolutely
no supporting documentation and no details. However, this is typical of most of
the liberal media's "journalism."
Here's their story and they are
sticking to it. The claim is a New York Times reporter, David S. Rohde, escaped
from the Taliban after being held captive for seven months. They say he was kidnapped
south of Kabul in Afghanistan on November 10, 2008 while on the way to Logar province
to interview a Taliban commander. According to Rohde, he didn't tell the New York
Times that he was going because they would have ordered him not to go because
of the danger. Rohde sent an email telling them of his plans after he had already
left. After seven months of captivity, Rohde and an Afghan reporter climbed over
a wall and escaped in North Waziristan region of Pakistan. They then found a Pakistani
army scout who took them to a nearby military base. From there, they were flown
to a US military base.
The first problem with this story is that the abduction
was never reported. The New York Times claims that it convinced the Associated
Press and all other news organizations not to report the kidnapping. They feared
that the news of his capture would negatively affect negotiations for his release.
That part of the story alone is enough to make it unbelievable. If no one reported
it, then how did the New York Times know that he was abducted? Funny, the media
never hesitates to report anyone else that happens to be kidnapped regardless
of what may happen to the victim.
Bill Keller, the New York Times' executive
editor said, "From the early days of this ordeal, the prevailing view among
David's family, experts in kidnapping cases, officials of several governments
and others we consulted was that going public could increase the danger to David
and the other hostages. The kidnappers initially said as much." Huh? The
only reason the Taliban would keep Rhode alive is for the hopes of a ransom either
in the form of money or political pressure. Without coverage, Rhode was of no
value to them. If the NYT had consulted experts and government officials, this
story would not only be out there, but the US government would be running the
operation. Besides, the first thing the Taliban does is issue a statement and/or
a video showing their captives.
Rohde was married only two months before deciding
to go to Afghanistan while on "leave" from the NYT.
Sorry, folks;
this story stinks. The NYT is known for having writers and reporters that not
only plagiarize, but also simply fabricate stories and interviews without ever
leaving their homes. We may never really know what happened during the seven months
Rohde was missing. However, don't be surprised when he writes a book about the
story and it's turned into a movie.
TLG
