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Originally Posted by theblueraja
Just E-mailed the Mirror with this...
Hello,
I wish to express my disgust at the publishing of these pictures by your paper without any sort of proof about the authenticity of them to begin with. I would suggest that in the future you seriously consider the consequences of your actions, before going ahead with further stories regarding this subject. If you had unequivocal proof of the authenticity of the subject matter I would have given you full backing regarding their release, however all we have is some very suspicious photos and a couple of pictures of some blurred soldiers faces who tell us they are real but provide no evidence.
Why donââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t you do release the identities of these people, it is now as you so commonly put it when it suits you, †œin the interest of the general publicÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚ÂÂ.
By publishing these photographs you have already made a very tough job even harder for our soldiers in Iraq irrespective about your view on whether the war was right or wrong, and I hope that the next time an allied soldier gets taken hostage they are not treated unfairly due to a direct result of these picture being published with no proof. There are real people out there, putting their lives on the line every day with families back here †“ you would do well to remember that before jumping on the bandwagon to cash in next time.
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I dount that will cut a lot of ice with them
They will look at sales figures to decide whats right. What would be a lot more damaging is public attacks. Newspapers care about public views