re: Are They Winning? Phoenix Ariz - 183rd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:18
>> think that the current enquiry into the "intelligence" mess will produce a few red faces. The intelligence gatherers will say they only passed on what was given to them.
The intelligence re: Are They Winning? Phoenix Ariz - 183rd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:18
>> think that the current enquiry into the "intelligence" mess will produce a few red faces. The intelligence gatherers will say they only passed on what was given to them.
The intelligence analists will say they were working with the gatherers material.
The MOD will say they only summerised what the analists provided.
The goverment will say that with the information provided they were correct to go to war.
I say it will be a whitewash with possibly a scapegoat thrown in for good measure.<<
I recognise that style from the archive material I've been reading:-
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re: Director General Greg Dyke Phoenix Ariz - 182nd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:16
>>The "nutrality" of the BBC is well established. I remember........<<
Norman Tebbit saying:-
"it unconsciously takes the Guardian leader-writer's view of the world as its benchmark of impartiality".
But then again he's a right winger and said it in the Telegraph so no impartiality there, then.
By the way:-
Which Gulf war was Mr Bennell's dad talking about again?
Oh, WW2!
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analists will say they were working with the gatherers material.
The MOD will say they only summerised what the analists provided.
The goverment will say that with the information provided they were correct to go to war.
I say it will be a whitewash with possibly a scapegoat thrown in for good measure.<<
I recognise that style from the archive material I've been reading:-
Is Mr Bennell Ol' Bogey?! [reply] [Complain about this post]
re: Director General Greg Dyke Phoenix Ariz - 182nd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:16
>>The "nutrality" of the BBC is well established. I remember........<<
Norman Tebbit saying:-
"it unconsciously takes the Guardian leader-writer's view of the world as its benchmark of impartiality".
But then again he's a right winger and said it in the Telegraph so no impartiality there, then.
By the way:-
Which Gulf war was Mr Bennell's dad talking about again?
Oh, WW2!
Times change (just try reading it). [reply] [Complain about this post]
re: Are They Winning? Phoenix Ariz - 183rd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:18
>> think that the current enquiry into the "intelligence" mess will produce a few red faces. The intelligence gatherers will say they only passed on what was given to them.
The intelligence analists will say they were working with the gatherers material.
The MOD will say they only summerised what the analists provided.
The goverment will say that with the information provided they were correct to go to war.
I say it will be a whitewash with possibly a scapegoat thrown in for good measure.<<
I recognise that style from the archive material I've been reading:-
Is Mr Bennell Ol' Bogey?! [reply] [Complain about this post]
re: Director General Greg Dyke Phoenix Ariz - 182nd post - 7 Feb 2004 10:16
>>The "nutrality" of the BBC is well established. I remember........<<
Norman Tebbit saying:-
"it unconsciously takes the Guardian leader-writer's view of the world as its benchmark of impartiality".
But then again he's a right winger and said it in the Telegraph so no impartiality there, then.
By the way:-
Which Gulf war was Mr Bennell's dad talking about again?
Oh, WW2!
Times change (just try reading it). [reply] [Complain about this post]
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