The fine art of Disinformation...

[Gromit]

9.10.10

Daily Mail:
// Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed today that Linda Norgrove, 36, was killed by her captors during a raid thought to have been carried out by by U.S. special forces and Afghan troops on Friday night. //

ITN:
// It is reported that British aid worker, Linda Norgrove, died after her kidnappers in Afghanistan detonated a bomb vest as American troops attempted to rescue her. //

The Sun:

// A BRITISH aid worker killed during a failed US rescue operation in Afghanistan had faced almost certain death at the hand of her captors, it was revealed today. //

Today:
Aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by US grenade
Aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by a US soldier sent to rescue her, a joint US-UK investigation has found.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ands-islands-11900709

Should we be sceptical about everything we read about Afghanistan?

[R1Geezer]

just sounds like a case of chinese wispers to me, I don't think there is intentional disparity.

I think we should have some degree of scepticism with the meeja generally.

[NOX]

Okay, but seriously with their appling record for friendly fire incidents would you like the US forces coming to rescue you? Only a total moron would have thrown a grenade under those circumstances and no everything that can be covered up is covered up, nothing changes.

[eyethenkyew]

Regardless of how it was reported by the various media factions, the bottom line is that it was another bal*s up by our colonial cousins which cost an innocent life.

[TheTruthHere]

Not like the Guardian to get it wrong
http://www.guardian.c...worker-linda-norgrove

[rov1200]

How do expect the average US soldier to behave when they have been brought up on glorified war films and the enemy just act like stooges waiting to be shot?

[123everton]

I swear, in 10 years time people like this Christmas bomber willbe all over the papers because of illegal entrapment policies used by the F.B.I.
Honestly I'm just waiting for the U.S to set fire to the Reichstag.