U.S. Confiscates AP Footage At Scene of Bloody Baghdad Bombing

[kpete]

U.S. Confiscates AP Footage At Scene of Bloody Baghdad Bombing

Published: October 03, 2007

BAGHDAD A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador pinned down in a burning vehicle Wednesday before being pulled to safety and airlifted in a rescue mission by the embattled security firm Blackwater USA. At least three people were killed, including a Polish bodyguard.

American authorities confiscated an AP Television News videotape that contained scenes of the wounded being evacuated. U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Scott Bleichwehl told AP that Iraqi law make it illegal to photograph or videotape the aftermath of bombings or other attacks.

The attack — apparently well planned in one of Baghdad's most secure neighborhoods — raised questions about whether it sought to punish Poland for its contributions to the U.S.-led military force in Iraq. But Poland's prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said his nation would not retreat "in the face of terrorists."

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. move on, nothing to see here, we are at peace, the surge is working, let's

move on er, ah,, wait, give me that tape, first. Now, move ah erh along.