The excellent reporter David Rohde has escaped his kidnappers. My latest word on Mr. Rohde came on about June 1 during a trip with Secretary Gates, when a very well placed source told me in Singapore that the Pentagon had no word on the whereabouts or condition of David Rohde. I first heard about the escape this morning subsequent an interview request to me from The Washington Post.
I first heard about the kidnapping in late 2008. The initial information came to me in Afghanistan from a source close to Rohde. During a subsequent trip in December with Secretary Gates, I asked a well placed source about the whereabouts and condition of Mr. Rohde. I was told that the information suggested he had been moved from Afghanistan to Pakistan. News about the kidnapping continued to leak, though mainstream outlets kept it quiet. I published a small paragraph several months later, in March 2009, but then archived the paragraph based on a request from concerned parties. Through the months, interesting information about Mr. Rohde has come my way but was always followed by a request to keep it quiet.
Welcome home David Rohde.
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That’s always good to know. At least he got out, unlike many people who meet a more grisly fate at the hands of kidnappers. I’m sure his family is overjoyed.
Amazing how good the media are at keeping secrets when it’s one of their own whose life is at stake.
It’d be nice if they extended that courtesy to American soldiers … but I won’t hold my breath.
Yes
I’m glad he’s free.
But, I know the MSM would have page oned the picture of any soldier in this situation and asked the family how they would feel if he was beheaded.
It is great that he made it out. It is a shame that idiots like wang (no caps on purpose) use the forum to spread their hate and lies.
I don’t know…. I guess I’m looking to read about Tech here. This is DefenseTech, right??
Welcome back David Rohde!
I imagine that’s going to be some book.
To Michael Yon; thanks for playing along and doing so keeping Rohde safe. Respect.
(Not wanting to feed the troll, but to wang; stop “wanging”, it’s messing with your head.)