triam Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 NY times journalist kidnapped by the Taliban and spent more than 6 months in captivity, upon release he is been writing a five part series for ny times, 3 parts are out, this is the link to the first one http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/world/asia/18hostage.html?hp If anyone is interested, read it, very interesting.
coffee_rules Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Chilling, to say in one word. Man, I never wish for anyone to be captive. I am sad to think about Daniel Pearl who also was in a similar situation, but was killed. Thanks for sharing.
Lurker Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Excellent article. Will certainly follow the rest of it. Thanks for sharing!
zubinpepsi Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 tfs triam.. seems interesting.. will go thru it later..
Cricketics Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Yep Triam, Thanks for this. Eager to folow the remaining parts of it. Bravo Journalist for sharing his story.
Riley's Girl Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Thanx for sharing. Will definitely read the rest of it.
Desi Cartman Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Thanks for sharing but the title of the thread is weird .. it makes me NOT want to read
triam Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 Thanks for sharing but the title of the thread is weird .. it makes me NOT want to read lo, iam pretty bad in titles :--D
Texy Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Chilling' date=' to say in one word. Man, I never wish for anyone to be captive. I am sad to think about Daniel Pearl who also was in a similar situation, but was killed. Thanks for sharing.[/quote'] in the case of Daniel Pearl.....unlucky for him, he was Jewish
dial_100 Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Yup... very good reading. I am glad he fought for the other two. Awaiting the rest of the articles in the series.
varun Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks, just finished the 4 parts. It reads like a novel really. I'm sure there's a book coming.. Ironic that this book will be much more popular and revealing than the one he was planning to write when he was kidnapped.
ludhianvi Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 This is really interesting. I've read the first part and its so exciting. Btw, did you guy notice one of the guy's last name is Mangal. Not sure if the actual names are fictitious
triam Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 In a way I am disappointed in this series now, because there is nothing new in this that we dont already know. I do respect, the perils and the bravery of all the people involved though.
Ram Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 My respect to the man for having the courage and moral fortitude to go report in such dangerous conditions in the first place, and then having to go through the ordeal of being kidnapped and kept as a hostage for 7 months. I made it a point to read the first 4 parts all in one go just to have a sense of continuity. Speaking purely from a point of view of a reader alone, I must say I found the series quite disappointing. There’s nothing revealing or insightful in any of his accounts. It could very well be that he is preserving the best for his book, but going by these excerpts, I wont be in any hurry to get my hands on that book.
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