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    Capture of New York Times Reporter Illustrates Danger in Afghanistan

    There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There's evidence today that Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for reporters. A British commando raid has rescued Stephen Farrell of the New York Times, who was seized on Saturday. But one of the commandos was killed, along with an Afghan woman and Farrell's interpreter, Sultan Munadi. Bob Dietz is Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

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      Andrea Brody

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      Bob Dietz

      Asia Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Big Money and the Right to Free Speech
    1. 0:00Capture of New York Times Reporter Illustrates Danger in AfghanistanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:30Big Money and the Right to Free Speech
    3. 42:30Space Panel Finds It Too Costly to Send Men to the Moon, Mars
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