Reuters calls for release of Iraqi cameraman

This story is noteworthy.

And for the record, in my personal, non-official opinion, the U.S. military should be as forthcoming as possible about detainees and the reasons they have been detained.

Having said that, I find it dubious that the story mentions that two Reuters journalists killed by the U.S. military, but fails to mention that the U.S. military does not intentionally target journalists for death. The insurgency does. Isn’t that a significant difference? You might want to ask Eason Jordan. I’ve mentioned him in the past.

I would invite you to read the accounts of journalists dying in Iraq for the year 2004. What is clear from reading these accounts is that in a war, many accidents happen, and many innocent people die unjustly. What is also clear, is that the insurgents have a policy of murdering journalists with whom they are displeased. The coalition forces, on the other hand, have a policy of investigating every journalist death caused by the coalition in an effort to minimize such incidents. Do you understand the difference?