Beating sense into the day's news

February 01, 2005

G.I. Cody Spoofers Identified!

Pajamaland is having a field day! Earlier today, the AP ran a photo of a U.S. serviceman being "held hostage" in Iraq -- a photo that turns out to have been faked using a toy action figure. But where's the curiosity about the perps?

Did Islamists put this image together in a sorry attempt to win concessions from the U.S. military? Seems unlikely given that the Arabic banner text is reportedly sloppy and error-ridden.

My guess is that a couple of PsyOps guys were staggering back from the Canteen after the successful Iraqi elections, feeling a little giddy, and lookin' to make trouble. (If they were sober they'd probably have gotten the Arabic text right :-).

Posted by Andrew Coulson at February 1, 2005 08:08 PM | TrackBack
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