US troops seize award-winning Iraqi journalist
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American troops in Baghdad yesterday blasted their way into the home of an
Iraqi journalist working for the Guardian and Channel 4, firing bullets into the bedroom
where he was sleeping with his wife and children.
Ali Fadhil, who two months ago won the Foreign Press Association young journalist of
the year award, was hooded and taken for questioning. He was released hours later.
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The troops told Dr Fadhil that they were looking for an Iraqi insurgent and
seized video tapes he had shot for the programme. These have not yet been returned.
The director of the film, Callum Macrae, said yesterday: "The timing and nature of
this raid is extremely disturbing. It is only a few days since we first approached the
US authorities and told them Ali was doing this investigation, and asked them then to
grant him an interview about our findings.
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Beyond manulipition and into direct intimidation.
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