Yesterday the AP reported that U.S. troops in Iraq confiscated an AP cameraman’s videotape of the aftermath of a Baghdad bombing. A military spokesman, Lt. Colonel Scott Bleichwehl, explained that the troops were enforcing an Iraqi law prohibiting the photographing or videotaping the aftermath of acts of violence. That seemed strange — U.S. troops enforcing Iraqi law?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179688