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BBC man sues over 'Newsweek' claim
The Telegraph ^ | August 16 2003 | Sean O'Neill

Posted on 08/16/2003 10:01:05 AM PDT by knighthawk

The reputation of BBC journalism, already under the spotlight at the Hutton Inquiry, faces another test after one of its senior correspondents announced he was taking legal action against an American magazine.

Tom Mangold said he was "issuing legal proceedings" against Newsweek after it alleged that his exclusive report on tthe arrest of a British-Indian businessman for attempting to sell missiles to Islamic terrorists had "blown" a major intelligence operation.

Mangold has instructed the solicitors Mischcon de Reya to write to the magazine which claimed that his report on the arrest of Hemant Lakhani had forced the FBI to "abort its plan to recruit [him] as an informant".

The BBC and Mangold dispute Newsweek's allegations which are said to have come from senior officials in the US Justice Department. US attorneys in New Jersey - where Lakhani, 68, appeared in court on Wednesday - also denied the magazine's claims.

Mangold said he was sticking by his report that Lakhani was involved in a plot to shoot down the presidential airliner.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bbc; britian; hemantlakhani; lakhani; newsweek; newsweekbbc; sting; tommangold; uk

1 posted on 08/16/2003 10:01:05 AM PDT by knighthawk
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2 posted on 08/16/2003 10:01:24 AM PDT by knighthawk (We all want to touch a rainbow, but singers and songs will never change it alone. We are calling you)
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Cannibalism amongst the liberal media - should be very entertaining to watch.
3 posted on 08/16/2003 10:03:44 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: knighthawk
Oh, how juicy this could get with all the liberals in the media fighting each other over who told the bigger lies!

Calling Jayson Blair...
4 posted on 08/16/2003 10:04:05 AM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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To: knighthawk
Related article:

FBI accuses BBC of wrecking operation to infiltrate al-Qaida

5 posted on 08/16/2003 2:51:25 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: BlessedByLiberty
I vote for a death-match where each entity sucks the life out of the other and we are left without either. (I bet the brits wouldn't mind losing the silly BBC tax).

Gum

6 posted on 08/16/2003 3:54:32 PM PDT by ChewedGum ( http://king-of-fools.blogspot.com)
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