Remember the American Mercenary arrested in Afganistan?

[Comrade]

I always wondered what was up with the story behind the American soldier of fortune who was arrested by Afgani police and found with several hostages who apparently had no connection with Al-Qauda.

For the curious, here is the ENTIRE scoop and it's a fascinating story!

http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp

Unfortunately, it's too long a read for me tonight. Someone please read it through and give us the skinney in this thread.

Here is an interesting part reminiscent of memogate;

In January 2002, Idema sold CBS sensational footage, which he called the “VideoX” tapes, that purported to show an Al Qaeda training camp in action. The tapes became the centerpiece of the bombshell 60 Minutes II piece, “Heart of Darkness,” reported by Dan Rather and touted as “the most intimate look yet at how the world’s deadliest terrorist organization trains its recruits.” Idema also sold video stills to a number of print outlets, including The Boston Globe. MSNBC, ABC, NBC, the BBC, and others later replayed the tapes. Questions are now emerging about their authenticity, some of which were detailed in a piece by Stacy Sullivan in New York magazine in October.

 

[Johnney]

long indeed! but interesting

 

[dilloduck]

long indeed! but interesting

I agree---scary a wacko like this can get so far with the press--not surprising but scary !

 

[Johnney]

guess it goes to show you what a little confidence in what your doing, or lying about, goes