Democracy NOW!
10 February 2010
In Iraq, the US military has freed an imprisoned Iraqi journalist after almost a year and a half behind bars. Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed was seized when US and Iraqi forces raided his home in September 2008. Soldiers took his computer hard drive and cameras and led him away handcuffed and blindfolded. The US held Jassam without charge despite an Iraqi court order for his release. He is one of several Iraqi journalists jailed at length by the US without ever facing charges. Following his release earlier today, Jassam said, “How can I describe my feelings? This is like being born again.”