Navy Seals sue AP over torture pics - what arrogance

[donsu]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=5&u=/ap/20041229/ap_on_re_us/seals_photos_lawsuit

Six members of a Navy special forces unit and two Navy wives sued The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying the news agency endangered the servicemen's lives and invaded their privacy by publishing photos showing the men interacting with Iraqi prisoners.

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"There was no need for the AP to publish the faces of the SEALs," James W. Huston, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said in a press release. "In fact, the SEALs showed more respect for the insurgents and terrorists that they were apprehending by obscuring their faces than the AP did for the Navy SEALs who were in Iraq (news - web sites) risking their lives."

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The lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, states that Hettena took the photos from a Navy wife's "personal digital photo album without notice or permission." It says that the woman, identified only as "Jane Doe," believed the nearly 1,800 photos she posted on the Internet site were protected from access by unauthorized users and required a password to view.

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The story said the photos appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees and also what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head. It noted that the Navy had launched a formal investigation into the photographs after being shown them by an AP reporter, adding that the photos did not necessarily depict any illegal activities.
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oh those torture proud Seals and their families want you to leave them alone.


america, the country that tortures

[tk2kewl]

1. I'm surprised they haven't just tortured a couple of AP reporters

like was done to the Reuters reporters earlier.

[Nite Owl]

2. So when they sue

it's patriotic but don't let us sue the corporations.

[K-W]

3. Only conservatives are allowed to sue people.

Didnt you get the memo?

[atommom]

4. I hope the case gets thrown out of court. The pics were newsworthy,

and the press did nothing wrong.

[maveric]

5. The husbands should be arrested and the wives Stooge Slapped.

Stupid on the parts of both parties.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. This is about the 5th dupe of this

[bahrbearian]

7. Maybe they should be wearing masks.

[Jack_DeLeon]

8. copyright violation...

just curious if one of the seals took the picture and the AP reprinted it wouldnt that be a violation of copyright law?