Reporters attacked by US troops...

[Imagevision]

In at least six separate incidents since June, Iraqi reporters said they had been physically beaten, had their equipment confiscated and been falsely accused of "terrorism".

Saman Fakhri of the Iranian-owned Al-Alam satellite television station said the assaults were intended to stop journalists reporting properly on rising levels of violence in Kirkuk.

Colonel David Gray, commander of the 101st Airborne brigade stationed in Kirkuk, said he was aware of "a few" assaults on journalists and expected compensation would be paid to at least one Associated Press reporter who had cameras deliberately smashed by American forces at the scene of a bombing.
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CHENEY DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST - SILENCING THE MESSENGER!

[Greeby]

1. Must be slipping

Minute an unembedded reporter is spotted, they end up shot.

Before anyone starts, the Pentagon pretty much spelled that out as policy before the war

[butterfly77]

2. No surprise.

this and so many other things have been covered up all over the world just to protect the pile of shit in the white house. There is more to come now some feel that it is safe to let out some of the information.

[Disturbed]

3. More Reporters killed in Iraq than in Vietnam.

Something is real wrong with this. Maybe the Corp Media should investigae?

[druidity33]

13. ya think?

and risk life and limb and livelihood to do so? I think not... they'll parrot the same party lines and keep chugging along, collecting their fat paychecks. Am i too cynical? Of course i don't think so...

:freak:

[snappyturtle]

4. K&R With the recent threats to cut PBS and NPR government...

funding this story falls right into line! Cheney and the other munchkins are attempting to destroy what geniune news we receive.

[Imagevision]

5. Especially with elections approaching, Bush can't afford civil war news

because he would have to pull the troops out immediately, that's why "Condi" insists the generals comments regarding Iraq approaching civil were taken out of context - Bushco is building 14 permanent bases and a US. Embassy as big as the Vatican, Bush will do whatever he can to "STAY THE COURSE"

[hogwyld]

6. When I see sh*t like this

Make it real hard to "Support the Troops"

[cynatnite]

10. Yeah, all 140,000 service members in Iraq are just alike

:sarcasm:

[Canuckistanian]

7. This should stop the media from coddling Bushco....

Hahahaha, just kidding.... They'll be back, saying "Thank you sir! May I have another?".

[lonestarnot]

8. I wondered when this would start. And I have been doing

alot of wondering today.

[YankeyMCC]

9. Col Gray obviously does not understand

He complains that some of the people with cameras might not be "accredited" journalists.

So effing what?! If they're posing as journalists to get close and cause harm that's one thing but the Col isn't complaining about that he only wants "accredited" journalists.

Sorry that's not how it works. Freedom of the press doesn't mean you get to decide who is and is not part of the press and it also goes hand and hand with the basic human freedom of movement. Anyone can do - let's call it 'on the spot journalism'.

Yes indeed the insurgents and terrorist groups using propaganda but Freedom of the press means the people get to decide who is credible and who isn't not the government and certainly not the military.

[bvar22]

11. Video Camera

The Video Camera is an Anti-Terrorism weapon.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. no, it is THE anti-terror weapon.

especially when dealing with institutionalized terrorism, be it by US troops or Israeli.

[me b zola]

14. k&r