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Friday, May 14, 2004

Mirror Editor fired over 'hoax' prisoner abuse photos

BBC
Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has been [fired] after the newspaper's board said that pictures of soldiers abusing Iraqis were a "calculated and malicious hoax".

A statement from publishers Trinity Mirror said: "...there is now sufficient evidence to suggest that these pictures are fakes and that the Daily Mirror has been the subject of a calculated and malicious hoax."

[...]

Mr Morgan's resignation follows yesterday's statement to MPs by Adam Ingram, the Armed Forces minister, that the photos "were categorically not taken in Iraq".

[...]

The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) said the Mirror had endangered British troops by running the pictures. Roger Goodman, of the QLR, said the regiment now felt "vindicated". Mr Goodman added: "It is just a great pity it has taken so long... and that so much damage has been done in the meantime."
The fanaticism and prejudices of the anti-war crowd leave them susceptible to this kind of propaganda.
Posted by: Zayphar / 5/14/2004 04:08:00 PM
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