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BBC's Panorama to air new Iraq WMD investigation BBC's Panorama to air new Iraq WMD investigation
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The BBC is planning a new investigation into claims about weapons of mass destruction made in the run-up to the Iraq war in a special hour-long episode of Panorama, ten years after a report caused one of the biggest crises in the corporation's history.The BBC is planning a new investigation into claims about weapons of mass destruction made in the run-up to the Iraq war in a special hour-long episode of Panorama, ten years after a report caused one of the biggest crises in the corporation's history.
Andrew Gilligan's Today programme report in 2003 that Tony Blair's government had "sexed up" intelligence information about WMDs, which later turned out not to exist, prompted an almighty row that led to the departures of both the director general Greg Dyke and the BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies.Andrew Gilligan's Today programme report in 2003 that Tony Blair's government had "sexed up" intelligence information about WMDs, which later turned out not to exist, prompted an almighty row that led to the departures of both the director general Greg Dyke and the BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies.
The award-winning investigative reporter Peter Taylor is expected to reveal new claims about the government's conduct in the lead-up to the war and in particular about WMDs, in a programme to be aired on 18 March, nearly a decade after Britain embarked on the invasion.The award-winning investigative reporter Peter Taylor is expected to reveal new claims about the government's conduct in the lead-up to the war and in particular about WMDs, in a programme to be aired on 18 March, nearly a decade after Britain embarked on the invasion.
BBC sources insisted that the programme is "not intended as a look back to the past" but is a "look forward" to the findings of the report by Sir John Chilcot into the reasons for the conflict, which is due to report towards the end of this yearBBC sources insisted that the programme is "not intended as a look back to the past" but is a "look forward" to the findings of the report by Sir John Chilcot into the reasons for the conflict, which is due to report towards the end of this year
Taylor fronted Modern Spies, a BBC2 series on espionage that interviewed an alleged Iraqi defector, who claimed to have made up the claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction – a claim which it is alleged was given credibility by the British and US government at the time.Taylor fronted Modern Spies, a BBC2 series on espionage that interviewed an alleged Iraqi defector, who claimed to have made up the claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction – a claim which it is alleged was given credibility by the British and US government at the time.
The documentary comes at a difficult time for the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal and the Pollard report, which highlighted key journalistic mistakes in the making of a Newsnight report that wrongly implicated Lord McAlpine in a story about sexual abuseThe documentary comes at a difficult time for the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal and the Pollard report, which highlighted key journalistic mistakes in the making of a Newsnight report that wrongly implicated Lord McAlpine in a story about sexual abuse
The BBC said: "Panorama's experienced team has an excellent record of managing investigations on a daily basis.The BBC said: "Panorama's experienced team has an excellent record of managing investigations on a daily basis.
"We have robust procedures in place and all of our investigations are carried out in accordance with the BBC's editorial guidelines and guidance, under the close supervision of the editor.""We have robust procedures in place and all of our investigations are carried out in accordance with the BBC's editorial guidelines and guidance, under the close supervision of the editor."
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