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(Rev. 05-01-2008) SECrE federAl bureAu Of investigation Precedence:ROUTINE Date: 06/11/2012 CLASSIFIED BY HSICG F85M26K45 To: Washington Field REASOH1.4C DECLASSIFY 0N:07-31-2038 From: Washington Field DATE:07-31-2013 Squad Contact:SA b7E ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Approved By: HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT b6 WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE b7C Drafted By: Case ID #: (U) (Pending) b7A b7E Title: (S) b1 b3 Synopsis:(U) To submit unclassified media articles to the captioned file Derived From : Multiple Sources Declassify On: 20370611 Attachments: (U) One (1) copy of "America's Last Prisoner of War," one (1) copy of. b6 Emails Express Discontent," and one (1) copy of a blog entry relative to the b7C aforementioned articles. Details: (U) That attached articles are submitted to the file to memorialize controversial reporting by Rolling Stone magazine on June 7, 2012. (U)The article reveals private email excerpts, from b6 The excerpts include quotes about being b7C "ashamed to even be American," and threats that, "If this deployment is lame, I'm just going to walk off into the mountains of Pakistan." (U) The Rollina Stone article ignited a media frenzy, speculating about b6 the circumstances of capture, and whether US resources and effort b7C should continue to be expended for his recovery. (U) spoke with post-publication, to assess the credbinty ot the information, if it was provided voluntarily, when it was shared, and response to the article b6 SEOreL b7C