Blair Tried To Influence BBC Coverage Of Iraq

[lovuian]

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Blair Tried To Influence BBC Coverage Of Iraq
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The Observer Sunday 29th August, 2004

Greg Dyke, former director-general of the BBC, on Sunday lays bare the astonishing inside story of the war waged by the British Prime Minister and Downing Street against the BBC over its coverage of the Iraq war and the controversial issue of weapons of mass destruction.

In an explosive autobiography which returns the corrosive issue of Iraq to the heart of political debate, Dyke reveals that Tony Blair wrote an unprecedented letter to him and Gavyn Davies, the former BBC chairman, trying to force the corporation to change the tone of its coverage.

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:argh:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Surprise, surprise.

So when is somebody gonna dish up the goods about how Bush* leaned on CNN et al.?

[lovuian]

4. This shows how the BBC was trying to be taken over by Blair

and How our News Media have been already :argh:

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Like, they better stop saying

that he 'sexed up' the dossier? How dare anyone even think such a thing. Tony Dear, remember you have David Kelly's blood on your hands. I hope you find it hard to sleep at night, you poor excuse for a human.

[Jaybird]

3. makes one wonder....

if maybe tony got some advice from his american masters to do this, since it worked so well for them

[lovuian]

5. Yep and luckily their are people in the BBC trying to fight him

Thank goodness :bounce: