U.S. military preparing case against Associated Press photographer accused of collaborating with jihadists

Bilal Hussein Update. "US plans case against AP photographer," by Brian Murphy for the Associated Press:

NEW YORK - The U.S. military plans to seek a criminal case in an Iraqi court against an award-winning Associated Press photographer but is refusing to disclose what evidence or accusations would be presented.

An AP attorney on Monday strongly protested the decision, calling the U.S. military plans a "sham of due process." The journalist, Bilal Hussein, has already been imprisoned without charges for more than 19 months.

A public affairs officer notified the AP on Sunday that the military intends to submit a written complaint against Hussein that would bring the case into the Iraqi justice system as early as Nov. 29. Under Iraqi codes, an investigative magistrate will decide whether there are grounds to try Hussein, 36, who was seized in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on April 12, 2006.

Most of the rest of the story involves the AP pleading Hussein's case: After all, no one has ever heard of such a thing as a crooked journalist.