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MG: Now Reuters reveal three journalists abused in Iraq

monument · 2004-05-18 18:14:29

6.15pm Tuesday May 18 2004 "A fresh row over torture of Iraqi prisoners has erupted tonight after the Reuters news agency revealed that three of its journalists suffered similar abuse to the victims in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison." "the news agency said it had decided to go public now because the Pentagon was refusing…

18-05-2004 6:14pm

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6.15pm

Tuesday May 18 2004

"A fresh row over torture of Iraqi prisoners has erupted tonight after the Reuters news agency revealed that three of its journalists suffered similar abuse to the victims in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison."

"the news agency said it had decided to go public now because the Pentagon was refusing to acknowledge what had happened."

http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1219645,00.html

This sends out a nice message to journalists in any US controled areas.

Last week, the LA Times ran a story about the treatment of journalists who entered the US with out media visas, but this is just over the top.

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