seruriermarshal
05-13-2004, 08:47 PM
Boston Globe apologises for alleged Iraqi rape images
BOSTON, United States (AFP) - The Boston Globe newspaper apologised for running a photograph of graphic images purported to show US soldiers raping Iraqi women.
An editor's note said the photograph was "overly graphic" and acknowledged that the purported abuse portrayed had not been authenticated.
"Although the photograph was reduced in size between editions to obscure visibility of the images on display, at no time did the photograph meet Globe standards," the note said.
In earlier editions, the photograph -- portraying Boston city councilor Chuck Turner and activist Sadiki Kambon showing the purported rape images to reporters --was large enough for the *** acts to be seen.
While the newspaper acknowledged questions over the authenticity of the rape images, it did not directly address accusations by an Internet news site, www.WorldNetDaily.com, that they were known fakes from a ****ographic website.
Boston Globe ombudsman Christine Chinlund said she had been unable to locate the source of the images.
"My attempts to figure out where the photos originated have failed," Chinlund told AFP. "The websites that they allegedly came from have been taken down, so it's impossible to say."
The published Globe apology came amid the growing furore over authentic images of US soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners of war near Baghdad.
And only apologise ? Law waitting you !
BOSTON, United States (AFP) - The Boston Globe newspaper apologised for running a photograph of graphic images purported to show US soldiers raping Iraqi women.
An editor's note said the photograph was "overly graphic" and acknowledged that the purported abuse portrayed had not been authenticated.
"Although the photograph was reduced in size between editions to obscure visibility of the images on display, at no time did the photograph meet Globe standards," the note said.
In earlier editions, the photograph -- portraying Boston city councilor Chuck Turner and activist Sadiki Kambon showing the purported rape images to reporters --was large enough for the *** acts to be seen.
While the newspaper acknowledged questions over the authenticity of the rape images, it did not directly address accusations by an Internet news site, www.WorldNetDaily.com, that they were known fakes from a ****ographic website.
Boston Globe ombudsman Christine Chinlund said she had been unable to locate the source of the images.
"My attempts to figure out where the photos originated have failed," Chinlund told AFP. "The websites that they allegedly came from have been taken down, so it's impossible to say."
The published Globe apology came amid the growing furore over authentic images of US soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners of war near Baghdad.
And only apologise ? Law waitting you !