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Hoon: British Abuse Photos Look Like Hoax
LONDON (AP) - Britain's defense secretary said Monday that published photos purportedly showing British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners look "increasingly like a hoax."The Daily Mirror newspaper, which published the pictures and has stood staunchly by them, said that the government had not proved the pictures were fake. "Nor will we accept that they are not genuine images until incontrovertible evidence is produced to the contrary," said Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan.
Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the House of Commons that investigators told him there were "strong indications" the vehicle in which one photo was taken was not in Iraq at the time. Hoon was asked later by Channel 4 News whether that meant the photograph was fake. "Certainly that is the evidence that we have, that this particular truck was not in Iraq. It is now really a matter for the Daily Mirror to indicate whether they are willing to cooperate, as they said they would do, in now investigating what looks increasingly like a hoax." Hoon spoke to Parliament about an international Red Cross report that described beatings and humiliation of prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison and in the British-controlled southern city of Basra.
Posted by: Steve White 2004-05-11 |
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