American soldiers on Friday detained three Iraqis working for Reuters as they covered the aftermath of a U.S. helicopter crash near the volatile town of Falluja.
A Reuters driver who was working with the three said they had earlier been fired on by U.S. troops as they filmed a checkpoint close to the site where a Kiowa observation helicopter was shot down by guerrillas. article
And that is not an isolated incident. Journalists have been harrassed, detained, and shot on a regular basis. Doesn't make the news much, does it? You'd almost think journalists weren't reporting the news in this country. You might be right.
Of course, troops say Iraqis pretending to be journalists are firing on them, so they just can't be too careful. Fire first, find out who you're firing at later. Shoot before you get shot at.
Now why is it that they are harrassing and detaining journalists and confiscating their equipment?
At least they haven't killed any lately, have they? I guess that was a little too hard to get away with for very long.
Scroll down on this page for a list of those who weren't so lucky to simply be harrassed and detained.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Update 7:51 am: I just checked POAC, and the journalist issue is headlined there. And, I guess they were warned. Some more of that fair warning.
Saturday, January 03, 2004
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