Gilligan: The big lie

The Sun ^ | Wed, Aug 13, 2003 | SIMON HUGHES and MICHAEL LEA

[sarasmom]

His head, and others, could roll at the BBC.
A bit late, that.

[Grig]

WOW, can't wait this the American media gets ahold of this. [/sarcasm]

[.cnI redruM]

Gilligan's Island is becoming very lonely indeed.

[TBall]

Did the professor use the bamboo lie detector?

[ClearCase_guy]

his failure to take a notebook — a basic tool of the trade — are worrying

Well, journalists use notebooks frequently. But fiction writers have less need of the things.

[T Minus Four]

SKIP-PERRRRR!

[.cnI redruM]

I'm afraid he won't be boozing Ginger and Marianne on BBC's expense account anymore.

[EllaMinnow]

“It is not true, basically, it is fiction. You have misled the whole world.”

You've got to read this one!

[Reactionary]

Gee, Skipper! I didn't mean to make that dossier fall on my head!

[norwaypinesavage]

BBC, Enron, Worldcom, Martha Stewart, NPR, CNN, ABCBSNBC. What's the difference?

[TBall]

Marianne is more my type, but Ginger would be fun if you could afford it.

[yarddog]

If I had been on that island, the first thing I would do would be to set Gilligan adrift on a raft.

BTW I watched that awful show today. Mary Ann is tough as nails.

[cyncooper]

“It is not true, basically, it is fiction. You have misled the whole world.”

Indeed, our own media was already pouncing on this "sexed up" dossier story as additional evidence against Bush and Blair along with the Niger/uranium story.

It was all a lie.

And finally, unless I missed it, a story about this without the usual "But Blair still has much to answer for" garbage.

Also in the article:

But if Gilligan is in trouble, Dr David Kelly’s reputation is also being hurt by the inquiry.

There is no doubt that this distinguished scientist lied to his bosses, lied to the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and lied to the Intelligence and Security Committee.

What drove him to lie may emerge as the inquiry proceeds. But it is clear he did go beyond his scientific brief.

In one amazing act of indiscretion he discussed with journalist Susan Watts what he had discussed at lunch with Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.

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Schadenfreude

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[Timesink]

You've got to read this one!

Amazing! Pinged! Thank you!

[nopardons]

This is utterly disgraceful ; not to mention deplorable. The " vaunted " BEEB, is nothing more than a pack of lying scoundrels.

[Miss Marple]

And so, sadly, we bid farewell to Uraniumgate, as it sails slowly into the August sunset. Left on shore is Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who hopefully will be asked a few tough questions by people in positions of authority.

[thegreatbeast]

Kelly was a weak sister. Don't waste your concern on him. He had a gov't office and sought to betray it by talking to the press.
I'm just sad for his family.
And Gilligan needs to lose his job now.

[Becki]

Boy, would I love to know what MadIvan had to say about this. I really miss him around here.

Becki