text: Actually, yes, it does.
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  It sounds like someone who exercised bad judgement in the first place; will almost certainly have PTSD for the rest of his life; and may be terrified of ever being held by any kind of captor ever again.  His head may not be in a "normal" place for a long time, if ever.
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  It is a bit much to expect someone who has gone through this kind of ordeal instantly to have a balanced or measured or reflective view.  Someone who set out on that journey five years ago may not necessarily have had a balanced or reflective view to begin with. 
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  The time to interview him is five or ten years from now.
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  His wife has gone through an unimaginably horrible ordeal.  Other comments might be made on that topic, too.