Five Suspected U.S. Traitors in Iraq

Rusty Shackleford has the breaking news at The Jawa Report. Here's an excerpt:

They were captured separately and don't appear to have ties to one another, spokesman Bryan Whitman said. He declined to identify them, citing a Pentagon policy that prohibits identification of detainees.

Three of those being detained are Iraqi-Americans; another is an Iranian-American; the fifth is a Jordanian-American, Whitman said. The three Iraqi-Americans were captured in April, May and June, officials said. The Iranian-American was captured May 17, one official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the cases.

One of the Iraqi-Americans allegedly had knowledge of planning for an attack, and another was possibly involved in a kidnapping, Whitman said. The third was "engaged in suspicious activity," he said, declining to be more specific.

Thus far, the only name that's been mentioned anywhere is the Iranian-American, Cyrus Kar, a documentary film maker. As a journalist, he's gotten the attention of the French-based Reporters Without Borders (RWB). Last week, RWB called for the governments of Iraq and the U.S. to account for Kar and his Iranian cameraman, Farshid Faraji. Both were arrested on May 2.

Also, check out the entries at:

In The Bullpen,
Say Anything,
Wizbang.

Americans on the battlefield fighting Americans is treason. If any of the suspects are guilty, the penalty should be execution.