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| BBC castigated in Hutton report |
| 2004-01-28 |
| EFL: The claim in BBC reports that the government "sexed up" its dossier on Iraq’s weapons was "unfounded", says Lord Hutton. The retired law lord is delivering his long-awaited report on the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly in a televised statement. He cleared the government of embellishing the September 2002 weapons of dossier with intelligence it thought was unreliable. Meaning Tony Blair didn’t lie, the BBC did. And he criticised the BBC’s checks before the broadcast the claims about the government and the way it rebutted Downing Street’s complaints. Lord Hutton also said he was satisfied that Dr Kelly had killed himself after being named as the suspected source of the BBC’s controversial weapons dossier story. "I am satisfied that Dr Kelly took his own life by cutting his left wrist," he said. Lord Hutton’s statement at the Royal Courts of Justice in London came ahead of his full 328-page report being published at 1330 GMT. More details at the link, but the jist is the BBC got bitch slapped. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 heh, heh...at least the chairmans head rolled. But he's probably already been hired by NPR or the Ford Foundation. They need to drain the whole cesspool before it will make a bit of difference. |
| Posted by: B 2004-1-28 2:09:21 PM |
| #6 Steve, I misread the headline and thought: Yeah! Neutering is a lot more effective that mere words. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-28 2:05:43 PM |
| #5 Unmutual You obviously don't know the French press: the French people have been for yers under a coordinated attack from ALL news sources aimed at making them hate America. And the degree of hate between the chattering classes is unbelievable. It would be time the Voice of America started targetting France. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-1-28 1:36:46 PM |
| #4 I remember there used to be a ship out in the channel that broadcast music that wasn't available on the BBC (big brother channel). Radio Caroline I think. Desperados. I find it hard to believe that commoners still allow the BBC to have it's way. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-28 12:12:46 PM |
| #3 BBC chairman to resign. |
| Posted by: growler 2004-1-28 12:05:42 PM |
| #2 My wish has come true,for a BBC hater like myself this day will be remembered.Now to try and stop the thieving bastards nicking my precious cash for thier fuckin licence fee. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-28 11:55:32 AM |
| #1 BBC is the world's leader in misleading and editorialized versions of "news" stories. I can't believe that the Brits are so masochistic that they continue to allow their tax dollars to be wasted on a "news" agency which advocates UK national suicide. |
| Posted by: Unmutual 2004-1-28 10:11:50 AM |