Feb 11, 2002Pentagon Spokesmen Say Soldiers Justified in Barring Reporter From Attack Scene By Matt KelleyAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said Monday that U.S. soldiers were justified in keeping a newspaper reporter away from the scene of a deadly U.S. missile strike in Afghanistan. The officials said they didn't know if soldiers had threatened to shoot Washington Post reporter Doug Struck, as the Post reported. "We don't know the circumstances of what happened on the spot," Defense Department spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said at a news briefing. The newspaper reported Monday that U.S. soldiers held Struck at ...