Why the Truth Matters; Mirror Must Prove Pictures Are Real or Accept Mistake
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AFTER a fortnight of skirmishes over photographs purporting to show British soldiers abusing Iraqis, the government yesterday wheeled out the biggest gun of all to settle its dispute with the Daily Mirror. Tony Blair, speaking a day after his defence secretary said the pictures appeared "increasingly like a hoax", denounced them boldly as "almost certainly fake".
Rarely in the field of government-media conflict can so much have hinged on the difference between a Bedford MK4 truck and a four-ton Leyland DAF. The type of vehicle seen in the pictures is just one of the details - along with the uniforms worn, the rifles used and even the way boots are laced - pored over by those seeking to prove the photographs are fake. Rivals of the Mirror have even mocked up photos themselves to show how easily it can be done. At times the matter has descended to a level of farce worthy of Lord Copper. Behind the bluster of both sides, however, there lies the serious matter of truth in times of war. After the publication of the Red Cross and Amnesty reports documenting the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British and American troops, and the airing of genuine photographs showing the same, does it matter if the Mirror photographs are not all they seem?See the full content of this document
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Why the Truth Matters; Mirror Must Prove Pictures Are Real or Accept Mistake
Yes. If it were of no consequence the Mirror's editor, Piers Morgan, would not be producing an alphabe...
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