US Frees Afghan Journalist »
Posted By tehranchik 1 year, 4 months ago in NewsKABUL — In the U.S. military cells where he saw daylight only once a week, where he says they broke his ribs with beatings, his captors gave him a nickname: " the Canadian reporter."
Mr. Ahmad says his U.S. guards told him many people were lobbying on his behalf, and he credits the pressure with finally winning his freedom. But he still seemed bewildered by his sudden good fortune as he plunged a fork into a moist chunk of chocolate cake and reflected on his recent hardships.
"I came from hell," he said. "Now I'm back."
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Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
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gamahuche1 year, 4 months ago
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"I suffered, but I learned one thing," he said. "Jojo is not made of wood that burns easily."
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I'm astonished by some of these survivors' stories - they finish up in a weird way as almost "feel-good" stories.
The problem is that we don't hear from those who succumbed physically or mentally and who were killed like dogs and buried in unmarked graves.
The US will never recover the moral high ground that - deservedly or not - it once enjoyed.-
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Mdiar1 year, 4 months ago
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"The US will never recover the moral high ground that - deservedly or not - it once enjoyed."
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Thank god for that. With luck, no one will claim that moral high-ground again because it just leads to atrocities eventually by the same people claiming it.
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