US Troops Kidnap Journalist Investigating Iraqi $Millions$ Our Govt. Stole

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Iraq: IFJ Calls US to Explain Raid on Journalist
Monday, 16 January 2006, 3:18 pm
Press Release: International Federation of Journalists
IFJ Calls on United States to Explain Army Raid on Home of Investigative Journalist in Iraq

The International Federation of Journalists today called on the United States army in Iraq to explain why the home of an award-winning Iraqi journalist investigating a high-level corruption scandal was raided by troops at the weekend.

American troops in Baghdad forced their way into the home of Ali Fadil, who is working with the Guardian and Channel 4, and fired shots into the room where he was sleeping with his wife and children. He was taken away and released a few hours later, but video tapes he had produced were confiscated and not returned.

“This incident smacks of intimidation of a journalist who is on the track of a story that some people would prefer does not get told,” said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. “There has been no credible explanation for this raid. Once again it appears that journalists are suffering pressure with impunity.”

At the end of last year Fadil was awarded the UK Foreign Press Association young journalist of the year award. In Iraq he has been working with Guardian Films on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches programme into claims of misappropriation of tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British authorities in the country.

full story: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0601/S00163.htm


We all want to know exactly who stole the money . . .

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. I'm Speechless.

Fuckin Fascists. They Have To Be Stopped.

[tsuki]

17. Freedom's on the march...right out of Iraq. eom

[terryg11]

2. wow. here's a story that won't see the light of day

no proof, no story. Wonder how this will play outside the US.

[silverlib]

3. K&R - only one more R needed

This is important. Didn't I read on DU (in the last couple of days) that more journalists have been killed in Iraq than the entire Viet Nam Quagmire?

[babylonsister]

4. Yes. I read that also. nt

[bigtree]

6. this story came out the 9th

the Federation must have just petitioned the US government for answers and a return of his research materials. Good luck with that.



I saw the same report about the deaths of journalists. It was a blurb in TASS. Here it is:


Iraq lethal for 60 journalists

15.01.2006, 21.25

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2794174&PageNum=0

LONDON, January 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The rate of correspondents’ deaths in Iraq is nearing the one of Vietnam, the Sunday Times said with the reference to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

Sixty journalists got killed in Iraq in 2003-2005, while the number was 66 in Vietnam in 1955-1975.

Sixty-eight journalists died in the World War II, and it was 36 during the Balkan conflict in 1991-1995.

Twenty-two journalists, mostly locals, died in Iraq in 2005. Thirty-six journalists were taken hostage in Iraq in the past two years.

[stillcool]

5. Another topic for the ...

FILIBUSTER!!!!!...

[babylonsister]

7. The cabal carries on with impunity; I want to know

what the Army soldiers are told to carry out these terrorists acts in the name of the US?
I imagine they don't even know why they're doing it, but someone does. Sigh...:grr:

[libnnc]

8. kick

this is important. very important.

[druidity33]

9. K&R

...

...little bathroom stickers...

[madrchsod]

10. this is a big story

the iraqi bloggers are all over this story and it`s getting out to the rest of the world. this started early this week and isn`t going away in iraq.

here`s a young iraqi blogger who is writing for the times select this month http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/
here`s another who works with the lady journalist who was kidnapped last week http://baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com/

there is more about these stories and more on the many iraqi blogs

[bigtree]

12. thanks for these

[Dunvegan]

11. Left field question: What specifically was Daniel Pearl investigating...

...when he was kidnapped and murdered?

(Postscript: Yes, I know the story is that insurgents kidnapped him. But after the two Brits mil-spooks were caught with explosives wearing local garb, I have to say we cannot be 100% sure of who's who all the time in Iraq/Afghanistan...:tinfoilhat: )

[mirandapriestly]

15. It might be speculation, but I read that he was investigating

the Pakistani intelligence giving money to the 9-11 hijackers (which they appear to have done). The "official" story was probably different. I do not remember where I read that.

[enough]

13. kick

[Amonester]

14. Kick and spread in all possible directions.

Must become (and stay) visible all around the free world.

The Pinochet regime used to do that (almost) daily.
The Bush regime must be prosecuted as soon as possible.

[ngGale]

16. Kick...

:donut:

[Tactical Progressive]

18. You'd think the media would stand up against this

at a minimum. I mean, fellow journalists and all. But they won't. They'll cower before right-wing hatred just like they did when they all started mocking Dan Rather and his team for getting to the truth.

Nor should they stand up. They don't get upset at Republicans stealing elections, leaving America open to attack, lying up one side and down the other to start wars, or anything else that the right wing does to destroy America and what it represents. Given that they don't stand up for this country any longer, if they ever really did, they certainly don't have the ethical right to stand up for fellow journalists.

[bigtree]

19. they'll stand up for their own propagandists

Guard unit deployed for public affairs duties

01/12/06, 2:55 am
RAPID CITY - Soldiers from the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment will mobilize in mid-April for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

The South Dakota Army National Guard unit will report to Fort McCoy, Wis., and train there several months. It will work on public affairs for U.S. Central Command and any of its 26 areas of responsibility around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of operation.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/NEWS/601120316/1001


"The 20-member unit is made up of writers, photographers and radio and television reporters."
http://www.kevn.com/cgi-bin/archived.pl?1048395867

U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-infowar30nov30,0,5638790.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Tom Joad]

20. Other Journalist are lying to promote the war...

See this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=153996&mesg_id=153996

[dw]

21. "Tens of millions of dollars"? Hell, that's chump change...

Those bastards have been stealing BILLIONS (that's THOUSANDS of millions). Read Money for Nothing in The American Conservative.

[rodeodance]

22. I have not heard about this on the news. whow!

[stop the bleeding]

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24. k & r