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American jail in Afghanistan for detained journalists
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by rahul | July 20, 2008 at 11:56 am
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According to Human Rights lawyer Barbara J. Olshansky, the US in building a jail in Afghanistan to hold local journalists. Apparently, the United States detains reporters, photographers, camera operators and holds them for long period without charge for any offence or due process. This situation would also be happening in Iraq where a recent award winner reporter, Zoriah, had his military embeded contract terminated after publishing photos of dead marines.
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US building jail to hold journalists
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:59:40
The US is setting up a jail in its main military base in Afghanistan to hold the detained journalists, a human rights lawyer says.
Barbara J. Olshansky accused the army Sunday of establishing 'legal black holes' for holding journalists and hindering them from covering what is 'really' going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Many people in Afghanistan and in Iraq that have been targeted for detention are local journalists covering the conflict in their own country," said the prominent US human rights lawyer, AFP reported.
Olshansky said she was concerned a new prison being planned for the US Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan would resemble the Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba set up for keeping suspects in the US 'war on terror'.
"When the United States detains reporters, photographers, camera operators and holds them for long period without charge for any offence and without trials and without any evidence, we know that part of the goal is to just shut people up," she said.
There are many in the US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan who are held without a trial. RB/MMN [/q]
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at 12:10 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:10 on July 20th, 2008
Ah, jeez, why am I not surprised?
at 13:45 on July 20th, 2008
This is like the Chinese and foreign reporters and Olympics, Tibet, etc. By chance I answered a comment of moonwolf, and did a google search of 'women in Afghanistan', and got a real shock, esp. when I checked out the RAWA site. See for yourself. You might begin to understand why they are doing this, rahul.
at 12:18 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:32 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:52 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:51 on July 20th, 2008
Or maybe these so-called reporters are really propagandists working for Al Quaeda or the Taleban, like the propagandists in the Middle East, that "just happen" to be on the spot when a propaganda set-piece goes down. Nothing comes out of Gaza that Hamas doesn't want you to see (true or false); don't be so naive as to think every country or culture has the same respect for a free press that America does.
Our own free press is being compromised by Saudi and Chinese largesse in the same way our colleges are. And yes, I have worked as a reporter and writer in both newsprint and television.
Google in fauxtography for more information
at 18:28 on July 20th, 2008
Readers should be aware that this is just another anonymous comment. It would not be replied as it clearly showed bias with a conceled identity. Anonymous comments are not welcome as they promote bias and diminish Citizen Journalism. Just like anonymous sources, they impaired the right to information and distort notions on confidential sources
at 16:03 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff. Intimidation is a powerful weapon. Do you think that the US is sliding towards McCarthyism?
at 18:30 on July 20th, 2008
I think McCarthysim was used against communists during the cold war. Afghanistan is a Muslim country though.
at 21:32 on July 20th, 2008
rahul, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:13 on July 21st, 2008
Yeah but try the fauxtography thing. He's got a point. tho I think there are things in Afghan that they don't want the rest of the world to know. See the RAWA.org and explore for yourself.