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Iraqi police captain
Jamil Hussein, whose existence had been denied by the Iraqis and the US military, is in fact an active member of the force, according to the Interior Ministry, and faces arrest for speaking to the Associated Press. Some
bloggers have accused AP of having made up Hussein's identity in order to disseminate false news about the war. ||
Greg Sargent: "AP has just struck back very hard against the wingnuts." ||
Earlier: "The Associated Press has a journalistic scandal on its hands that will fester until the AP deals with it properly," says
Eason Jordan.
