I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn't like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My daughters have grown up knowing all about my kidnapping and the case and what happened.
The right to personal privacy is precious. Without it, we are all potential victims for a prying secret police.
You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping.
Kidnapping is always a threat in this life of reporting on men hurting one another because of religion and politics.
In 1975, when my students were kidnapped by rebels, I was accused of hiding instead of trying to save them, and of not giving enough money for their ransom. I wasn't believed.
The majority of information I gave police was about my wife and her family, which is what they wanted.
It was a slow understanding that my kidnappers really are a product of their environment.
I didn't do what they said I did. I may have done enough so that I don't know if I can prove my innocence.
In a kidnapping, you leave behind a lot of your baggage, like arrogance and stubbornness.
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
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