Freedom of the press... well not in iraq (us military)
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/09/16/journalists-in-danger-ove_e_29611.html
Journalists In Danger Overseas...From U.S. Governemnt
AP | Robert Tanner | Posted Saturday September 16, 2006 at 01:28 PM
From the AP:
The U.S. military in Iraq has imprisoned an Associated Press photographer for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing.
AP photographer Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi citizen, was detained on April 12 after working for the AP since September 2004. The AP has not found any evidence of inappropriate contact with insurgents and and have called for him to receive due process under the Iraqi justice system, saying it is in contravention of Iraqi law and the Geneva convention.
According to the AP, the military said Hussein was captured with two insurgents, one linked to al Qaeda. Said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner in an email in May: "He has close relationships with persons known to be responsible for kidnappings, smuggling, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and other attacks on coalition forces." The military also claims that there were bomb-making materials in Hussein's apartment at the time of his arrest. Hussein denies the charge.
According to the AP, the U.S. military has detained 14,000 people worldwide, with 13,000 in Iraq, most held without specific charge.
Journalists In Danger Overseas...From U.S. Governemnt
AP | Robert Tanner | Posted Saturday September 16, 2006 at 01:28 PM
From the AP:
The U.S. military in Iraq has imprisoned an Associated Press photographer for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing.
AP photographer Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi citizen, was detained on April 12 after working for the AP since September 2004. The AP has not found any evidence of inappropriate contact with insurgents and and have called for him to receive due process under the Iraqi justice system, saying it is in contravention of Iraqi law and the Geneva convention.
According to the AP, the military said Hussein was captured with two insurgents, one linked to al Qaeda. Said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner in an email in May: "He has close relationships with persons known to be responsible for kidnappings, smuggling, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and other attacks on coalition forces." The military also claims that there were bomb-making materials in Hussein's apartment at the time of his arrest. Hussein denies the charge.
According to the AP, the U.S. military has detained 14,000 people worldwide, with 13,000 in Iraq, most held without specific charge.
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read the first few lines... they arrested him and held him but no charges were brought and no public hearing... if there was evidence of explosives/arms etc in the photographers apartment why didnt they charge him???
read the article first.
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Arrogant bastard, I did read the article first. Show me where 20 other reporters were jailed, and then I'll think there may be a freedom of the press issue. Showing me one case does not make me think that there is an initiative by the US to squash freedom of the press in Iraq. It just looks like an isolated case to me.