Remember "Chemical Ali" who was still going on about Saddam's overwhelming victory as the US tanks rolled into Baghdad?

He's got a natural successor in that Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, hasn't he?   When you are up for teling a lie, lay it on thick, and ignore any evidence that shows you are lying:

"There was no evidence of a wedding: no decorations, no musical instruments found, no large quantities of food or leftover servings one would expect from a wedding celebration."

Which, as the video evidence and the reports sent back by Associated Press and other journalists on the spot, is a direct and demonstrable lie:

An Associated Press reporter and photographer, who interviewed more than a dozen survivors a day after the bombing, were able to identify many on the wedding party video - which runs for several hours.

APTN also travelled to Makr el-Deeb the day after the attack to film what the survivors said was the wedding site. A devastated building and remnants of the tent, pots and pans could be seen...

I'm sure Kimmitt is not stupid enough to think anyone listening to him believes him - but the quotes are there to be used to muddy the waters in the sound-bite media that's supposed to pacify people back home who follow Rumsfeld's advice, and don't read papers.