Reuters cameraman ordered held in Abu Ghraib (Reuters)

August 31st, 2005 by tamarin2087 Leave a reply »

 Civil Liberties be damned!  At least in Iraq apparently.Hard to imagine that the Iraqi people are excited about the prospect of a constitutional democracy when they see how we are managing ours.

Let’s see, soldiers breaking into homes.  People detained for months with no access to family or legal counsel while the case against you is kept completely secret.  Say, didn’t we just throw out the last guy who did that? 

Reuters cameraman ordered held in Abu Ghraib (Reuters)

The coffin of Reuters soundman Waleed Khaled (pictured below) is removed from the top of a car after arriving at the Al Karkh cemetery in Baghdad August 29, 2005. Khaled was killed in Baghdad on Sunday, apparently by U.S. troops, and cameraman Haider Kadhem, who was wounded in the same incident, has been held ever since by the U.S. military for questioning. Reuters has demanded his immediate release. REUTERS/Ceerwan AzizReuters – A cameraman for Reuters in Iraq has been ordered by a secret tribunal to be held without charge in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison until his case is reviewed within six months, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday.

(Via Yahoo! Top Stories)

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