BBC gutted for telling the truth? British jurisprudence a joke?

Bill · 2004-02-02, 05:31 AM

I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what Gilligan did and said that caused all the trouble. Apparently the two cheif execs threw themselves on their swords because they didn't exercise enough supervision over the story and allowed Gilligan to go on without approving his copy beforehand.

But, aside from saying that Gilligan accused Blair of having "Sexed Up " his intelligence reports and accusing him of lying about saying that Iraq had biochem weapons ready to be used within 45 minutes (this is mostly what they say in the 'sound bytes' in articles I see here in the U.S.), I can't get a transcript of exactly what Gilligan said.

I know the (right name?) David Kelly leak and following suicide is somehow involved, but it is unclear how. Did the BBC unlawfully leak Kellys name, or was that the government?

What was the judge criticising so harshly that BBC had to be punished?

2004-02-02, 05:31 AM	#11
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what Gilligan did and said that caused all the trouble. Apparently the two cheif execs threw themselves on their swords because they didn't exercise enough supervision over the story and allowed Gilligan to go on without approving his copy beforehand. But, aside from saying that Gilligan accused Blair of having "Sexed Up " his intelligence reports and accusing him of lying about saying that Iraq had biochem weapons ready to be used within 45 minutes (this is mostly what they say in the 'sound bytes' in articles I see here in the U.S.), I can't get a transcript of exactly what Gilligan said. I know the (right name?) David Kelly leak and following suicide is somehow involved, but it is unclear how. Did the BBC unlawfully leak Kellys name, or was that the government? What was the judge criticising so harshly that BBC had to be punished?