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dArKeR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 06:55 AM
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MINISTRY OF PRETENCE Bid to sink BBC man over WMD backfires
A DESPERATE Government attempt to win its feud with the BBC over Iraq weapons claims blew up in its face last night.

The Ministry of Defence said one of its officials had confessed to being a source of BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, who has accused Downing Street of "sexing up" an arms dossier.

According to the MoD, the contact said he made no comment to Gilligan about No.10 spin chief Alastair Campbell - the man the Radio 4 journalist says was behind the exaggerations.

Ninety minutes later, the BBC sank the bid to force it into a climbdown by insisting the official was NOT Gilligan's source.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13157562_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-MINISTRY%2DOF%2DPRETENCE-name_page.html

This seems to be unraveling like when Hasenfus was shot down in Nicaragua
http://www.hotelcostaverde.com/avion01.htm

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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 07:22 AM
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1. Ok here we have the models so far
Iran Contra, Hasenfus...

Tricky Dick, read the guardian story...

What is next? tea pot (energy crisis) Mr. Wells can we keep our time travel to one scandal please?

God those not familiar with this might have a problem,

:nopity:

but I guess after George (Orwell) had a field day it is now your turn. Yes it may be time to wear one of these

:tinfoilhat:

that is unless you are ready to really get angry over this.

When fiction becomes reality... and I could not sell this shit even if I wanted.
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:36 AM
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2. Damn! Blair's really in alot of trouble isn't he?
This whole thing is going to blow up in HIS face and the Chimp is gonna hang him out to dry. His next big kick in the crotch will come when they decide not to give him that cushy job at Carlyle as promised because he's too much of liberal weenie.
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priller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-09-03 08:43 AM
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3. Blair has botched it--big time!
He know he doesn't have a freakin' leg to stand on, yet he *still* acts like he can bluff his way through this whole mess. Everyone can see his cards, now, he's just making himself look stupid.
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