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29 Jun 2009 01:07

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Tech, World: Some Wikipedia editors can’t see the kidnapping for the trees

  • Is that enough proof for you [expletives]? I was right. You were WRONG.
  • An anonymous Wikipedia editor based in Florida • On the news that New York Times reporter David Rohde was in fact captured by the Taliban and escaped. What this jerk didn’t know was that The Times, with the help of Wikipedia king Jimmy Wales himself, was blocking the information from the site to prevent news of his capture from reaching the mainstream media. If Rohde’s fate was known, they feared, his chances of escape would be much lower. Wales was not thrilled with the process but willing to help. “We were really helped by the fact that it hadn’t appeared in a place we would regard as a reliable source,” he said. “I would have had a really hard time with it if it had.” • source

10 Jun 2009 10:55

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U.S., World: Laura Ling’s close friend talks about her North Korean capture

  • I said to my mom, ‘What are you talking about?’ Then I quickly did a Google search and the story came up. I was in shock. This was my good friend.
  • Cheryll Marsh • A lifelong friend of Laura Ling, the Current TV reporter who was captured by North Korean authorities and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. She goes on to say that Ling is “a beautiful person inside and out” and is confident she’s handling the ordeal well. • source