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No charge in fake Iraq photo case
BBCnews ^ | 12/9/05 | BBC

Posted on 12/09/2005 7:45:18 AM PST by minus_273

A Territorial Army soldier alleged to have faked photos purporting to show an Iraqi prisoner being abused will not face charges, it has been announced. The Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence for a "realistic prospect of conviction" against Private Stuart Mackenzie.

The potential offence was obtaining property by deception, the CPS said.

He was accused of faking photos which appeared in the Daily Mirror and led to the sacking of editor Piers Morgan.

Private Mackenzie, 25, has already faced a court martial accused of misusing military equipment. But the court martial was discontinued in April.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: dailymirror; fabrication; fake; iraq; uktroops; wot
notice how you dont hear about this in the US, but the pics were all shown.
1 posted on 12/09/2005 7:45:19 AM PST by minus_273
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To: minus_273

He provided some real nice propaganda material for the enemy.


2 posted on 12/09/2005 7:47:29 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: cripplecreek

i think that was the point.


3 posted on 12/09/2005 7:52:20 AM PST by minus_273
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To: minus_273

Apparently there's no standard of treason in Great Britain either.


4 posted on 12/09/2005 7:55:06 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: minus_273
The MSM? Fake photos?


5 posted on 12/09/2005 7:58:45 AM PST by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: ChadGore

GI JOE!


6 posted on 12/09/2005 8:16:03 AM PST by minus_273
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