[Ann Archy]

WHO gave Mapes the PICTURES of ABU GRAHIB?? Did Nick Berg take any outside pictures while he was hanging on that phone pole there? Did Hackworth give Mapes the photos???

Just the FACT that CBS asked Hackworth to authenticate PROVES Hack is a "fellow traveller" and NOT a friend of the military like he has portrayd himself to be.

[Texasforever]

Did Hackworth give Mapes the photos???

Yes he did. This has been known ever since the photos came out and was discussed here on FR.

[Texasforever]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1132045/posts

Here is a link.

[expatpat]

It's my understanding that one of the Abu Graib guards under investigation (Grabener?) had an uncle who tried to blackmail the Pentagon to go easy on his nephew with the photos. The Pentagon told him to pound sand, so he released them, whether to Mapes directly, I don't know.

[expatpat]

See #19 for a more-informed post.

[FreedomCalls]

WHO gave Mapes the PICTURES of ABU GRAHIB??

That's an established fact. The pictures came from the father of one of the accused soldiers. He gave them to the press to get back at the higher-ups in the military whom he though were unfairly prosecuting his son for his involvement.