Abuse photos 'were staged in UK'

BBC News World Edition ^ | 05/10/04 | BBC

[JusticeTalion]

The pictures which sparked claims UK soldiers abused Iraqis were staged at a British barracks by Territorial Army (TA) members, it has been reported.

Sources told the Daily Telegraph the photographs were set up in a Bedford MK lorry at Kimberley TA base in Preston.

Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said it was likely the pictures were a hoax.

The regiment accused of the abuse has demanded an apology from the Daily Mirror for publishing the images, but the paper has stood by their accuracy.

The photographs appeared to show soldiers from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment urinating on a prisoner and striking him with a rifle.

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The regiment accused of the abuse has demanded an apology from the Daily Mirror for publishing the images, but the paper has stood by their accuracy.

Typical. Every newspaper emulates the NY Times.

[wallcrawlr]

pathetic waste of toilet paper...

[tonycavanagh]

The back of the Bedford looks to clean, wheres the dust and sand and dirt and sweet wrappers and empty tins and spilled sugar, you have in all Bedford trucks in fact all vehicles in use.

Tony

[Mr. K]

Can you rephrase that in the form of a sentence Tony?

[Pontiac]

Typical. Every newspaper emulates the NY Times.

Kind of like NBC News.

Remember the Chevy Pick Up Saddle Bag Gas Tank rigged to blow up when T-boned. A made for TV fraud.

[Dan from Michigan]

Nothing like the home country papers rooting against us. Pathetic. The Slimes, Mirror, Post, ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/BBC/ etc

[tonycavanagh]

LOL don't freep and work at the same time.

Another piece of evidence showing that the pics are fake is that, the back of the Bedford is to clean.

They usually accumulate dirt, dust and assorted rubbish from being used to ferry troops or stores all day.

Is that better.

Cheers Tony

[bootyist-monk]

Back of the Bedford
Sweet wrappers and empty tins
Vehicles in use

Haiku?

[Old Sarge]

And if the Brit prisoner abuse pics have been faked...

...then MAYBE THE US ABUSE PICS WERE PHOTO-SHOPPED AS WELL?

[snopercod]

Capriporn 1?

[ex-Texan]

Eventually, some of the images of U.S. troops will be found to be posed photos used to intimidate terrorist prisoners. Not exactly "kosher" under the rules of war. But not the rape and murder of civilians being touted by the U.S. media.

Shame on CBS for rushing to publish these photos on the web!

[Ff--150]

?

[4CJ]

Saw something yesterday (?) where Iraqis had fake wounds and casts ...

Our media and the Dims/Islamics never got incensed when our boys were tortured/burned/dragged through the streets, but a few staged pictures sure sets them off.

Forget torture and humiliation, simply apply pig-fat to their cell walls and floors.

[BlessedBeGod]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

[Mr. K]

LOL- good one, thanks

[cake_crumb]

We're going to discover that at least more of those photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse by Americans were faked too. More than the two hoax pictures found so far.

[AdrianneTruett]

Problem with the US pics being photoshopped is that, unlike the British ones, here we have the specific soldiers involved who, AFAIK, aren't denying any of it. They're just saying that they were told to do it. If they hadn't been involved in anything of the sort, don't you think they'd be making that clear?

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks!

I wonder how much George$oreA$$, the DNC and the al Querry people paid for this little scam?

[Travis McGee]

My first wide grin of the morning. Thanks Tony, and good to see your name again.

Cheers,

Matt