zaterdag, maart 22, 2003
At one point, an enraged Iraqi minder grabbed cameras from a photographer I've been working with and threw them off the roof of the building. Later, as we walked through the city, my photographer friend and I were taken into what might be called protective custody and held for four hours. We were offered a choice between serving as human shields in government buildings or heading by car for the Iranian or Syrian border—which is impossible, since there are no roads, and incredibly unwise, since American forces might be bombing fleeing traffic. Eventually, we were returned to our hotel, with the warning that we could be expelled or drafted as unwilling human shields at any time.
Nate Thayer, correspondent in Bagdad voor Slate.
Nate Thayer, correspondent in Bagdad voor Slate.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 20:52
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