CBS stringer arrested in Iraq

Yurt

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Had to be CBS didn't it...

The video cameraman was wounded during a firefight in northeastern Mosul between U.S. troops and insurgents Tuesday.

U.S. military officials said the man's camera held footage of a number of roadside bomb attacks against American troops, and they believe he was tipped off to those attacks.

A U.S. military statement said troops believe the man "poses an imperative threat to coalition forces" and that he "will be processed as any other security detainee."

CBS said the photographer was hired about three months ago, and it asked news organizations not to identify him.

In a written statement, the network said the man was referred to the network by a "fixer" in Tikrit "who has had a trusted relationship with CBS News for two years."

"It is common practice in Iraq for Western news organizations to hire local cameramen in places considered too dangerous for Westerners to work effectively," the network said.

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NATO AIR said:
I'm just surprised it wasn't CNN first
Wish it'd been Geraldo. He's the poster child for "Needs to be beaten into a coma and a feeding tube wrapped around his neck".

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probably have some interviews with Osama in the can already--maybe the traitors would like to share some of thier info?
 

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