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Author, Taliban Abductee, Says 'I Lost Perspective' Near End Of Writing Book

First Posted: 11/30/10 03:49 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET

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"To be honest, I was sure she would tell me to not go to the interview," Rohde says. "And we had just gotten married, and if she had said, 'Don't go to the interview,' I would have abided by her orders. I was in the final stages of this book -- I think I lost perspective. I was trying to write something that I hoped would be the culmination of seven years of reporting in the region since 2001. But she was my new wife, and I made a mistake. I should have told her."

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"To be honest, I was sure she would tell me to not go to the interview," Rohde says. "And we had just gotten married, and if she had said, 'Don't go to the interview,' I would have abided by her order...
"To be honest, I was sure she would tell me to not go to the interview," Rohde says. "And we had just gotten married, and if she had said, 'Don't go to the interview,' I would have abided by her order...
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05:53 PM on 11/30/2010
An extraordinary story. Mr. Rohde, after such an escape, I hope you can find the peace in yourself to live safely and securely. You need it. A must read.
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