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December 10, 2004

Who's to blame from British troop deaths in Iraq?

Topics: Middle East News and Perspectives

Britain's top military officer blames news media for making it easier for insurgents to attack Black Watch regiment.

LONDON - A row brewed Friday over who was to blame for British troop deaths in Iraq last month after Britain's top military officer accused the news media for making it easier for rebels to stage attacks.

Michael Walker, the chief of Defense Staff, told the BBC Thursday night that attacks on the Black Watch regiment may have been prompted by media coverage of their deployment to a dangerous US-controlled zone in central Iraq in November.

However, the Daily Mail newspaper reported his remarks angered relatives of Black Watch troops and supporters of the regiment who said that it had been Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon who gave details of the unit's deployment.

Five members of the 850-strong battle-group were killed during their month-long mission to Camp Dogwood, near Baghdad, and the unit came under regular attack with roadside bombs, mortar fire, grenades and small arms.

"I think that the contribution towards the initial attacks against the Black Watch was certainly enhanced by, if you like, a media picture that was being laid across a number of channels in all sorts of places," Walker said.  Read More ...

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