The strange case of a news reporter who was not what they seemed to be...
CNN
has an interesting story about a CBS Stringer who was arrested in Iraq:
CBS stringer arrested in Iraq
U.S. military suspects cameraman of being an insurgent
A CBS stringer has been arrested as a suspected insurgent, U.S. military officials said Friday.
The video cameraman was wounded during a firefight in northeastern Mosul between U.S. troops and insurgents Tuesday.
U.S. military officials said the man's camera held footage of a number of roadside bomb attacks against American troops, and they believe he was tipped off to those attacks.
A U.S. military statement said troops believe the man "poses an imperative threat to coalition forces" and that he "will be processed as any other security detainee."
And the videotapes in question?
One official said at least four videos in the man's camera show roadside bomb attacks on U.S. troops.
All had been shot in a manner that suggested the cameraman had prior knowledge of the attacks and had scouted a shooting location in sight of the target.
This is something a lot of people have noticed -- some of the photographs and videos coming out of the Iraq war have been shot from the vantage point of the terrorists. Some of these have been of terrorist attacks on coalition troops and bases. How would these cameramen and reporters be able to take these photos if they were not working with the terrorists and had prior knowledge of the attacks they were documenting.
Whose side are these people on again???
Posted by DaveH at April 18, 2005 10:45 AM