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To: Sam Hill

From Sweetness and Light Blog via LGF.

Haditha Reporter Was Jailed By US, Shares Name With Source
June 1st, 2006

Given the breathless coverage (actually only repetition of the same paltry facts) from our one party media about the civilian deaths in Haditha, I am surprised that we have heard nothing about the curious background of one of the first journalists to report the story, Ali Omar Abrahem al-Mashhadani, from the "restive town" of Ramadi.

It turns out Mr. al-Mashhadani might not have felt the kindliest intentions towards the US, having been imprisoned for five months mere weeks before his Haditha scoop.

Al-Mashhadani was detained because images found on his camera and because of his t"ies to the insurgents," according to US officials.

Indeed, al-Mashhadani has since been detained by the US again, for two weeks. In fact he was only released today.



26 posted on 06/01/2006 7:25:41 PM PDT by bordergal
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To: bordergal

Here's a link to that:

Haditha Reporter Was Jailed By US, Shares Name With Source | Sweetness & Light
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/reporter-jailed-by-us-broke-haditha-has-familiar-name/

And where it is posted here:

Haditha Reporter Was Jailed By US, Shares Name With Source
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641987/posts?page=90#90


37 posted on 06/01/2006 7:35:19 PM PDT by Sam Hill
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