Danish journalists on trial. Their crime? Telling the truth about WMD’s in Iraq.
The editor and two reporters from one of
Denmark’s main newspapers have gone on trial charged with publishing
secret intelligence about Iraqi weapons.
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The editor and two reporters from one of Denmark’s main newspapers have gone on trial charged with publishing secret intelligence about Iraqi weapons.
In articles published in 2004 they quoted from analysis by a Danish intelligence agent, Frank Grevil.
His report, written before the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, concluded that there was no evidence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq.
The Berlingske Tidende journalists could go to jail if found guilty.
It is being viewed as a landmark case in Denmark, which is usually an ardent defender of freedom of expression.
An offence of publishing confidential Danish government documents is punishable by fines or up to two years in prison.
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen supported the US-led invasion of Iraq and told parliament he was convinced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was in possession of WMD.
What’s with Denmark journalists? Don’t they know that Freedom of the Press is only supposed to mean freedom for those who own the press?
BTW — the intelligence agent who leaked the info has already been sentenced to jail.
Posted: Mon - November 13, 2006 at 12:04 PM