Two Journalists Charged in Germany Over Secret Zarqawi Report

Two journalists were charged with exposing German state secrets on al Qaeda's frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in a case their defenders called a blow to press freedom.

Prosecutors in the city of Potsdam, near Berlin, said on Wednesday they were pursuing a case against German reporter Bruno Schirra and the foreign editor of Swiss newspaper Sonntagsblick, Johannes von Dohnanyi, over an article for the German political monthly Cicero.

Authorities believe Dohnanyi obtained a classified report produced by the German federal police (BKA) and passed it on to Schirra, who quoted it in a story alleging links between Zarqawi and Iran.

The spokesman for the German Journalists' Association, Hendrik Zoerner, told the AFP news agency that the charges brought Wednesday were "superfluous and damage press freedom" and would have a chilling effect on investigative reporting.

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hmmmmm

smelly

in

here

of course his sights are on Iran. If someone farts on this planet he knows about it.

al-Zarqawi was also just elected the front man of the al-Qaeda in Iran splinter group.

He also has plans to visit North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Syria, and China.

His frequent flyer miles sure come in handy.