K, just as a defence to Fox News (not that I like them in the first place)...
The video that's on Fox's site is an
EDITORIAL
- which means the person talking is giving his opinion and interpretation on the story. IT IS NOT AN ACTUAL FULL NEWS STORY that was aired on Fox News.
Sure, Fox News spews out a whole bunch of crap everyday... but those on the forum have to distinguish what is an editorial and what is a news story on some of these news sites.
The BBC made a mistake in broadcasting an inaccurate report, which was unfair to the government and eventually led to the death of Dr David Kelly. Consequently, the two most senior figures have resigned, and the BBC has been heavily criticised by Lord Hutton.
The Government made a mistake in interpreting intelligence material about Iraqi weapons, and huge numbers of Iraqi and British citizens were killed as a result - including Dr David Kelly, who publically spoke out about the infamous dossier. The two most senior figures are still occupying their posts, and the government has not been criticised by Hutton.
My word, well, today the British Broadcasting Corporation was forced to pay up for its blatant anti-Americanism before and during the Iraq war. A frothing at the mouth anti-Americanism that was obsessive, irrational and dishonest.
The BBC - the Beeb - was one of the worst offenders in the British press because it felt entitled to not only pillory America, Americans and George W Bush but felt entitled to lie, and when caught lying felt entitled to defend its lying reporters and executives.
The incident involved the reporter Andrew Gilligan who made a fool of himself of Baghdad when the American invasion actually arrived in the Iraqi capital. Gilligan, pro-Iraqi and anti-American, insisted on the air that the Iraqi army was heroically repulsing an incompetent American military.
Video from our own Greg Kelly of the American army moving through Baghdad at will put the lie to that. After the war, back in London, Gilligan got a guy named David Kelly to tell him a few things about pre-war assessments on Iraq's weapons programmes and Gilligan exaggerated - lied - about what Kelly had told him.
Kelly committed suicide over the story and the BBC far form blaming itself insisted its reporter had a right to lie, exaggerate, because, well, the BBC knew the war was wrong and anything it could say to underscore that point had to be right.
The British Government investigation slammed the BBC today and a Beeb exec resigned to show they got it - but they don't. Next time you hear the BBC bragging about how much superior the Brits are are at delivering the news rather than Americans who wear flags in their lapels, remember it was the Beeb caught lying.
The BBC made a mistake in broadcasting an inaccurate report, which was unfair to the government and eventually led to the death of Dr David Kelly. Consequently, the two most senior figures have resigned, and the BBC has been heavily criticised by Lord Hutton.
The Government made a mistake in interpreting intelligence material about Iraqi weapons, and huge numbers of Iraqi and British citizens were killed as a result - including Dr David Kelly, who publically spoke out about the infamous dossier. The two most senior figures are still occupying their posts, and the government has not been criticised by Hutton.
Fair?
Though I agree with your 'gist', David Kelly died because of the actions of David Kelly - full stop.
He decided that he would speak to the press - given the sensitive nature of the information he was speaking about he should have known he was risking his career and reputation.
He decided to take his own life for reasons known to himself alone.
Very sad though it was, it has resulted in serious harm occuring to one of Britain's most important institutions.
I can't believe how twisted that Fox piece is - it couldn't be further from the truth! Since when did anti-Americanism or President Bush come into the Hutton Inquiry??
