The article quoted Macbeth falsely stating he had been shot in the back by an M16 rifle while in an Iraqi tunnel, but that a Canadian nurse stitched him up and he continued fighting. Canada was not a participant in the Multinational force in Iraq at the time of the article's publication.
The article inaccurately reported that Macbeth was wounded by an M16 rifle while in an Iraqi tunnel, requiring treatment from a Canadian nurse who then continued to fight. At the time of the article's release, Canada had not been part of the Multinational force in Iraq.