May 11, 2004

Reports are increasing that the Daily Mirror photos have been debunked (BBC link. Further, Mirror Group issued a statement saying that they were confident that the pictures “accurately illustrated” serious abuse – a wording that suggests backtracking. Among other things, I’ve heard that the army’s inventory of trucks was used to trace where they might…

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The FT is reporting that friction has developed between the so-called Fallujah Protection Army/1st Battalion Fallujah Brigade (depends on terminology, see below) and the various “notables” who are now to be in charge there. It would appear that they are not happy with the idea of this force co-operating as expected with the Americans, nor…

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