You missed a bit Redtop - surely the Guardian journo isn't deliberately twisting the facts to suit his/her agenda and leaving out the inconvenient bits......
Judge Blackett directed the panel hearing the court martial in Colchester, Essex, to return a not guilty verdict on all seven defendants after criticising the "inadequate" investigation into the case.
"It has become clear to everyone involved as the trial has progressed that the main Iraqi witnesses had colluded to exaggerate and lie about the incident," he said.
Witnesses had admitted lying about being assaulted and evidence had been heard that Mr Abdullah's family encouraged others to tell lies, Judge Blackett said.
And Iraqi court witnesses had been influenced by $100-a-day payments to give evidence to make "patently exaggerated claims", he said.