In October the British Sunday Mirror newspaper revealed that the 1994 edition of Lonely Planet's "Middle East guide" had been used for planning the Iraq invasion. Former American ambassador Barbara Bodine, who was given the job of helping to reconstruct Iraq, said: "It is a great guide book, but it should not be the basis of an occupation", particularly since they used the wrong edition of the book. Co-founder of Lonely Planet - Tony Wheeler admited "our books sometimes get used in ways I don't approve of".
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