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NYT & BBC discredited, Blair vindicated

First the NYTimes gets caught red-handed fabricating and distorting 'news' and now the BBC.
Andrew Sullivan summarizes...

The much awaited Hutton report is an absolute vindication for Tony Blair and a catastrophe for the BBC. So the BBC Chairman has now resigned. Yay! Here is the BBC's summary of the findings:
* Dr Kelly killed himself because of a severe loss of self-esteem as he felt he had lost people's trust and as he was subjected to the media glare.

* BBC governors should have properly investigated Downing Street's complaints as they defended the corporation's independence.

* Tony Blair's wish for the dossier to make a persuasive case might have "subconsciously influenced" Joint Intelligence Committee chairman John Scarlett to put the document in stronger words than usual intelligence reports.

* But Mr Scarlett had acted to ensure the dossier was consistent with reliable intelligence

* There was no "dishonourable, underhand or duplicitous strategy" by the government to leak Dr Kelly's name covertly to help its battle with the BBC.

* The Ministry of Defence was, however, "at fault and to be criticised" for failing to tell Dr Kelly that his identity as the suspected source would be confirmed to journalists who suggested it.
It doesn't get more definitive than that.

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