In a “freedom of the press” banner waving piece posted in CNN.com today, Tom Curley of the Associated Press tries to make the case that their photographer, Bilal Hussein, has been held for months by the United States Army for no real reason. Curley states:

The Army says it thinks Bilal has too many contacts among insurgents. He has taken pictures the Army thinks could have been made only with the connivance of insurgents. So Bilal himself must be one, too, or at least a sympathizer.

It is a measure of just how dangerous and disorienting Iraq has become that suspicions such as these are considered adequate grounds for locking up a man and throwing away the key.

However what Curley does not state is that Hussein was captured with several terrorist and a weapons cache. One of which was an Al Qeada in Iraq leader. Hussein apparently also tested positive for explosives.

Michele Malkin has the shake down. Check it out for the full story. Lots more information about bogus reports and collaboration with the enemy by Hussein and the AP.

Posted by Paul Seale on Friday, September 29th, 2006 at 4:01 pm. Filed under Media.