Thursday, February 01, 2007
British Coroner Not Intimidated By US Authorities.
Oxfordshire Coroner Andrew Walker, hearing the inquest on Lance Corporal Matty Hull, who was killed in 2003 in Iraq when a US plane fired on British troops, was ‘shaking with rage’ when he heard the Ministry of Defence say it did not have the authority to allow a cockpit video of the incident to be played in court, because the US regards it as highly classified.
Perhaps highly embarrassing would be more accurate.
Tonight the coroner demanded that the tape should be made available for viewing by Friday morning (2nd Feb), rejecting a request by the MoD to be given a week to negotiate with the US authorities.
Thankfully, while our Prime Minister may be a poodle to the US, this coroner is not.
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Perhaps highly embarrassing would be more accurate.
Tonight the coroner demanded that the tape should be made available for viewing by Friday morning (2nd Feb), rejecting a request by the MoD to be given a week to negotiate with the US authorities.
Thankfully, while our Prime Minister may be a poodle to the US, this coroner is not.
See all recent posts.
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