Daily /Sunday mail reconstructed British Hostage's release story ???
Hot Wire | 21.04.2004 15:48
While sheltering from a savage thunder storm in a in Rome on Monday (19th) i picked up a copy of "Il Messaggero" which is a national paper also covers local Rome news. The article claimed that the Daily mail and then the Sunday ( i would imagine on the 18th) had reconstructed the story about the release of british hostage
Gary Teeley. But the Italian amy major spokesman for the contingent in Nassiriya stated that this was a load of old bollox (my translation) and that "Mr Teeley had been handed over to the local iraqi authorities who passed him on to the Italians".
Gary Teeley. But the Italian amy major spokesman for the contingent in Nassiriya stated that this was a load of old bollox (my translation) and that "Mr Teeley had been handed over to the local iraqi authorities who passed him on to the Italians".
The article was written by Riccardo De Palo and it was on page 7 on Il Messaggero 19 04 04 .
Seems like a bit of James Bond / flying the flag style propaganda from the Mail some government spin.
Anyway the article is pretty conclusive although i didn't actually see either of the articles in the mail or the sunday mail so maybe the Italians are making it up . I searched for the story on the net and couldn't find it at either the mail on sunday or the mail.
But I did find it on the BBC and they confirm the italian version. I have been a bit slack posting this it's been kicking around for a couple of days. I don't really have time to bash in the whole article but if any media watchers request it I will ..
Evidently the Ministry of Defence were asked to comment but said that procedure did not allow them to make any comment where special forces were in operation "Were they really ? " maybe they also don't comment on propaganda stunts
Freed hostage relives 'nightmare'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3619435.stm
Gary Teeley, 37, from Woolwich, south east London, was handed over to Italian troops early on Sunday and taken to a field hospital for medical checks
Seems like a bit of James Bond / flying the flag style propaganda from the Mail some government spin.
Anyway the article is pretty conclusive although i didn't actually see either of the articles in the mail or the sunday mail so maybe the Italians are making it up . I searched for the story on the net and couldn't find it at either the mail on sunday or the mail.
But I did find it on the BBC and they confirm the italian version. I have been a bit slack posting this it's been kicking around for a couple of days. I don't really have time to bash in the whole article but if any media watchers request it I will ..
Evidently the Ministry of Defence were asked to comment but said that procedure did not allow them to make any comment where special forces were in operation "Were they really ? " maybe they also don't comment on propaganda stunts
Freed hostage relives 'nightmare'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3619435.stm Gary Teeley, 37, from Woolwich, south east London, was handed over to Italian troops early on Sunday and taken to a field hospital for medical checks
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