Back at the beginning of November we brought you this bizarre and staggering story of the part played by a British company in the sale of ‘bomb detectors’ to Iraqi security forces that turned out, in fact, to be nothing more than extortionately expensive dowsing rods:

Killing Iraqis with Dowsing Rods

I’m not generally one for being cryptic, but to avoid giving Sunny ulcers, if you want to find out exactly how British companies have been making millions of dollars selling dowsing rods as ‘explosives detectors’ to countries including Iraq, Thailand and the Philippines then you’ll need to pop over to the Ministry and read…

British Company sells $60,000 Dowsing Rods to Iraq as ‘Explosives Detectors’

Just over two months on, we’re delighted to be able to bring you an update on this story:

The boss of a British company that has sold million of dollars worth of “bomb detectors” to Iraq’s security forces has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.

Jim McCormick, 53, the managing director of ATSC which is based in a former dairy in Sparkford, Somerset, has been questioned by detectives from Avon and Somerset Police after a complaint that he misrepresented the devices.

If we’ve played any part at all in bringing this story to the attention of the media or police, here in the UK, then we are naturally delighted both to have been of assistance and with this latest development in the story and are optimistic that, in the not too distant future, we’ll be able to bring you news of this bastard getting everything that he deserves.

Speaking personally, I’d be more than happy to arrange a whip-round for a new copy of Blackstones for the trial judge to throw at him.

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1. Unity

   RT @libcon: You heard it here first http://bit.ly/6LYuYc – Can I be permitted a Sun moment and just say 'Gotcha!!!'

2. Allan Siegel

   RT @libcon: You heard it here first http://bit.ly/6LYuYc #Iraq #Scams

3. Felix

   @pupmup http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/01/22/you-heard-it-here-first/

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10. sunny hundal

    .@BBCNewsnight are covering http://ow.ly/3LorH fake bomb detectors story. A year late http://bit.ly/hH611T (unless they have new evidence)

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