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Britain's press rounds on BBC after death of weapons expert LONDON (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 London's newspapers rounded on the BBC Monday after it owned up that the dead British arms expert, David Kelly, was the sole source of its report that the government had "sexed up" evidence to justify war on Iraq. Canadian soldiers caught stashing weapons supplies: report OTTAWA (AFP) Jul 21, 2003 The Canadian military has discovered missing guns, ammunition and other military hardware in some soldiers' homes, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was reporting Sunday. BBC under attack for role in death of British arms expert LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The BBC came under fire on Sunday for its part in the death of a British arms expert after confirming he was the source of its report that the government had "sexed up" evidence to justify war on Iraq. |
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Colombians march for peace on independence day BOGOTA (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Thousands of Colombians heeded a government call Sunday -- the country's independence day -- to march for peace and against political violence. Dead British arms expert was not misquoted in Iraq row: BBC LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The British arms expert who apparently committed suicide after a row over the way intelligence was used to launch the Iraq war was correctly quoted by the BBC, the journalist who interviewed him said Sunday. US sends mixed messages on foreign troops in Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The top US civilian official in Iraq said Sunday that the United States trying to create an international occupation force there, but critics expressed serious doubts Sunday that Washington is trying hard enough. The key events in row over Britain's Iraq evidence LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Key dates in the row that led to the apparent suicide of British arms expert David Kelly, named by the BBC as the source behind its report the government "sexed up" evidence on Iraq: Inquiry into British weapons expert's death to take several weeks: govt LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The judicial inquiry into the suicide of the British weapons expert at the centre of a row over the use of intelligence in launching the Iraq war will take several weeks and start as soon as possible, a Ministry of Defence official said Sunday. Blair rejects calls to resign over death of arms expert BEIJING (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing the worst political crisis of his career, rejected Sunday calls to resign after the death of an arms expert at the centre of a row over whether the government "sexed up" evidence on Iraq. |
Spanish FM urges patience in search for Saddam's weapons BUCHAREST (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The foreign minister of Spain, one of the key US allies in the war in Iraq, urged patience Sunday over the search for Saddam Hussein's alleged arsenal of banned arms, amid mounting doubts that such weapons will ever be found. Sudanese planes kill 300 villagers in west Sudan: rebels CAIRO (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Sudanese government warplanes have carried out bombing raids on two dozen villages in western Sudan, killing at least 300 villagers and wounding 200 others in the last three days, a rebel leader charged Sunday. Blair to testify before inquiry into Kelly death SEOUL (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he was ready to appear before a judicial probe into the death of a British defence ministry weapons expert who committed suicide two days ago. Blair pleased by BBC statement SEOUL (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he was "pleased" the BBC had confirmed that weapons expert David Kelly was the source of its report that the British government had embellished intelligence to justify war on Iraq. Iran's supreme leader inaugurates new missile capable of hitting Israel TEHRAN (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Iran's supreme leader on Sunday inaugurated a new ballistic missile that brings Israel within range of the Islamic republic, hailing the event as a key moment in the defence of the Palestinian cause. Iran's ballistic missile represents threat to whole region: Israel JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Israel said that a new ballistic missile that was officially inaugurated by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday represented a threat to the whole of the Middle East. |
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