Meanwhile, members of the special forces unit Navy SEALs have sued the Associated Press for publishing photographs showing Navy SEALs abusing Iraqi detainees. One photo shows servicemen in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees. One detainee had a gun to his head. Others appeared to be covered in blood. The Navy SEALs has asked a federal court to bar the Associated Press from distributing the photos anymore claiming that the news agency had violated copyright and privacy law. The suit claims that the publication of the abuse photos has endangered the lives of the Navy Seals.