WikiLeaks prepares to publish more Afghan war files

WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said yesterday that his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file. The Pentagon warned that would be more damaging to security and risk more lives than the organization’s initial release of some 76,000 war documents. August 13, 2010 By The Associated [...]

Pentagon refuses embed for Rolling Stone writer

The author of the Rolling Stone article that ended the military career of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander in Afghanistan, has been denied permission to join U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said yesterday. News August 4, 2010 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Department spokesman Col. David Lapan told reporters [...]

Military prohibits images of troops killed in action in Afghanistan

New rules governing journalists embedded in a military unit in Afghanistan prohibit photos or videos of U.S. troops killed in action. This revises early guidelines allowing images of death so long as the Department of Defense had notified  the troops’ family. -DB The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 9, 2009 By Amanda [...]

Reporters Committee asks high court to forego review of release of torture photos

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed a brief with 16 other news organizations to argue that the Freedom of Information Act was properly applied in an appeals court decision requiring the release of images of detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Press Release September [...]