The popular tabloid issued a front page apology "Sorry . . . We were hoaxed" after the government branded the pictures fake and the Queens Lancashire Regiment allegedly involved called for his head.

Piers Morgan

The Mirror was a harsh critic of Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to go to war. Despite mounting expert criticism of the pictures, and a government statement May 13 that they were fake, Morgan insisted his stories of abuse by British troops were accurate.

Following the publication of the Mirror's photos, Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross said they had expressed concerns to British authorities months ago about treatment of detainees by British forces.

The Japan Times Weekly: May 22, 2004
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