Very Careful Editing

A squib, all of it, on A11, US Jails Journalist In Iraq:

The U.S. military in Iraq has imprisoned an Associated Press photographer for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing.

Bilal Hussein, 35, an Iraqi citizen, was being held for "imperative reasons of security" under United Nations resolutions, according to military officials. Hussein, 35, was detained April 12.

His Iraqi attorney, Badie Arief Izzat, said Hussein has proclaimed his innocence and believes he has been unfairly targeted because his photos from Ramadi and Fallujah, two cities in restive Anbar province, were deemed unwelcome by the U.S. military.

Feel informed? This appears to be a severely trimmed version of a longer file by AP's Robert Tanner. Surrounded by the usual defenses, it also includes this:

The military said Hussein was captured with two insurgents, including Hamid Hamad Motib, an alleged leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. "He has close relationships with persons known to be responsible for kidnappings, smuggling, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and other attacks on coalition forces," according to a May 7 e-mail from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner, who oversees all coalition detainees in Iraq.

The colors the picture a bit differently. Well, for some.

Michelle Malkin:

Over the past five months, I have pestered the Associated Press for answers about one of its photographers, Iraq-based Bilal Hussein. As noted here in April, Hussein's photos have raised persistent questions in the blogosphere about his relationship with terrorists in Iraq and whether his photos were/are staged in collusion with the enemy. Military sources informed me then that Hussein had been captured by American forces in a building in Ramadi, Iraq, with a cache of weapons....

Also bomb-making materials, as Tanner's full report says. Check out some of Hussein's photos at Malkin's blog. Pro-terrorist propaganda. He won a Pulitzer, which I understand at one time was an honor.