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Susan Watts does not corroborate Gilligan

A scant 10 hours ago, the BBC, The Independent, and The Mirror all cited BBC correspondent Susan Watts as having notes that corroborated Gilligan's assertions regarding Alastair Campbell being named as culprit for "sexing up" the UK's Iraqi Dossier.

Apostolou has summarized this morning what Susan Watts revealed today. She stated that BBC management sought to "mould the stories" and "to corroborate" Mr Gilligan's reporting. Ms Watts said: "I was unhappy about that."

As for her transcript of her interview with Kelly, Apostolou reprints the key part. Kelly asserts that he saw no effort by the Blair government to mislead or be dishonest. Instead of corroborating Gilligan, it looks like Watts' notes corroborate Blair.

As for witness credibility, be aware that Watts took complete notes via tape recorder and pen and paper. Gilligan's notes were spotty because he entered them on a Palm Pilot.

Adam Sullivan, 12:59 | 0 comments