Bush's turkey for Iraq troops was fake
The Thanksgiving turkey George W Bush was seen serving to troops in Baghdad last week was a fake.
The photograph was shown around the world of a smiling Mr Bush apparently offering a platter with a huge, succulent turkey to US soldiers.
But it has emerged the Bush turkey had been a "model" adorning the end of the buffet line.
A report also said soldiers had been served their meals from cafeteria steam-trays, says the Daily Telegraph.
White House officials told the Washington Post they didn't know the "trophy" turkey would be there, nor that Mr Bush would pick it up.
Asked whether the turkey was genuine, Scott McClellan, Mr Bush's spokesman, made a rare joke by deflecting attention to the White House Christmas tree, due to be unveiled later he said: "The tree today, as far as I know is real."
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