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2004-12-29 Home Front: WoT
Navy SEALs sue AP
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Posted by Korora 2004-12-29 12:03:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 More than just injunctive relief, these guys should do their best to hit AP in the pocketbook HARD.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-29 12:33:27 AM||   2004-12-29 12:33:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 But... but... but....

The public has a right to know!

(By public AP means their terrorist allies....)
Posted by CrazyFool 2004-12-29 12:55:44 AM||   2004-12-29 12:55:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhapes some harrasment of AP reporters wifes buy unknow persons and the release of some of their private (gay sex)photos might enlighten the AP.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-29 1:01:35 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2004-12-29 1:01:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Good on you guys - hope you get shedloads of cash from those asshats.

You can find some of the images by googling for 'Seth Hettena' and choosing the link from apnews.myway.com - I'll not do it from here as I don't want to give it more googlejuice. One of the guys faces is very very clear.

The AP blurb says "A photo found posted on a commercial photo-sharing Web site operated by a woman who said her husband brought the photos from Iraq".

I have to ask though, why did she post their photos on her website?
Posted by Tony (UK)  2004-12-29 6:55:19 AM||   2004-12-29 6:55:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 SEALs are rough customers, can you imagine how insufferable their lawyers would be? sheeesh, the AP better have deep pockets.
Posted by JerseyMike 2004-12-29 7:25:03 AM||   2004-12-29 7:25:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 "I have to ask though, why did she post their photos on her website?"

Yeah. That is THE question. As much as I like the SEALS and hate the AP, what exactly is a "private website?"
Posted by Dave 2004-12-29 7:25:22 AM||   2004-12-29 7:25:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I wouldn't "really" recommend that you avoid telling the judge you know nothing about the issues when you end up on a civil jury in the case a surviving spouse brings against the AP for actions which contributed to the death of his/her mate. Just check the for the previous record jury award in a civil case to see if you guys can top it.
Posted by Whaing Wherong1888 2004-12-29 9:02:40 AM||   2004-12-29 9:02:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Much as I'd like to see the AP take it in the shorts, I don't see how the SEALS' case has much to stand on. Posting photos to a website isn't much different than printing out photocopies and handing them out on the street corner. The AP was the second entity to publish the pictures to a public domain, not the first.
Posted by Dar  2004-12-29 9:59:39 AM||   2004-12-29 9:59:39 AM|| Front Page Top

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