Why is the soldier wearing a floppy hat?
“These hats are not used operationally in Iraq. Soldiers wear either helmets or berets – especially if they are working outdoors. I never saw any colleagues wearing a floppy hat in operation.” 11. Why is the soldier’s face not visible? “The idea of a trophy picture is to have something that you can keep for ever. In the ones I saw from the Falklands, in which people took pictures of themselves with decapitated Argentinians, their faces could clearly be seen. The pictures which came out of America last week were classic trophy pictures.” 12. Is the picture where the soldier puts a rifle to the prisoner’s head against normal procedure? “You never, ever let your weapon get that close to a prisoner. It is standard procedure that no weapon goes within 3ft of a prisoner. Remember, these guys are suicidal and wouldn’t think twice about making a grab for it.” 13. Why does the soldier have clean hands and clothes? “The soldier’s hands are very soft – like an office worker. Why, if he has been i
