An American officer who served with Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Collins in Iraq has defended the British officer against allegations of war crimes. The controversial commander of the Royal Irish Regiment is being investigated by the army for breaches of the Geneva convention after a US reservist complained about his treatment of prisoners of war and of an Iraqi civilian. But Major Stan Coerr, a US marines reservist who was also attached to Col Collins' unit, has called the allegations a "travesty" and claimed the accuser acted out of "spite". Sunday newspapers named Col Collins' accuser as Major Re Biastre, a part-time...