With the Pentagon imposing increased restrictions on news coverage of its
operations in Afghanistan (on Monday it agreed to allow an NBC camera crew
to provide pool coverage of certain missions, but no reporter will be
allowed to accompany it), CNN’s Christiane Amanpour has suggested that the
networks and cable news channels may wind up bidding for footage from
independent filmmakers who have secretly entered Afghanistan. Amanpour told
Newsday: “I don’t think anything really happens in a vacuum [and]
there are probably video cowboys in Afghanistan already. Who knows? Maybe
stuff will get smuggled out or sold. Afghanistan is the ultimate bazaar.
They can trade AK-47s. Maybe they can sell you a video.”
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