Gary Gibbon
The Iraq inquiry is light on documents. Here’s why
Most of the damage done to the government in the Hutton inquiry came from the documents, memos, emails, draft diaries, government papers, that poured out every day.
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Iraq inquiry: week one's report card
Iraq war inquiry: a look back at week one of Sir John Chilcot’s investigation into the events which led to the conflict, through the eyes and ears of the Channel 4 News Iraq inquiry blogger.
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Iraq inquiry: the view from the United Nations
Day four of Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq inquiry sees the appearance of Sir Jeremy Greenstock, UK ambassador to the United Nations in the run-up to the decision to go to war.
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Iraq inquiry: gremlins, Vulcans and Glinner
Iraq war inquiry day three throws up a few gremlins and evidence that Bush and Blair may have agreed on the invasion at private talks in Texas 11 months before the war began, writes the Iraq Inquiry blogger for Channel 4 News.
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Iraq inquiry: the special relationship and red sock watch
Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq wat inquiry enters day three as Sir Christopher Meyer takes to the stand as key witness, writes the Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger.
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Iraq inquiry: press reaction
The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger looks at the press reactin to the first day at the Iraq Inquiry.
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Iraq inquiry: what did Number 10 know on the eve of war?
The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.
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Iraq inquiry: what did Number 10 know on the eve of war?
The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.
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Iraq inquiry: Whitehall witness 'looks drained'
At the Iraq war inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot, two Whitehall witnesses “look drained” as they recall the debate over weapons of mass destruction (WMD), writes Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger.
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Gary Gibbon
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Iraq inquiry: weapons of mass destruction take centre stage
Day two of the Iraq War Inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot will focus on weapons of mass destruction and how the US/UK coalition shifted from “containment” policies to regime change, writes the Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger.
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Gary Gibbon
Iraq inquiry light on documents
Channel 4 News Political correspondent Gary Gibbon says the Iraq Inquiry so far has not unearthed as many documents as the Hutton Inquiry did.
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Iraq inquiry: debating 'the story' over lunch
Lunch break at the inquiry and the Fourth Estate gather to discuss what “The Story” currently looks like being. Several journalists say they’re going with the internal Foreign Office “options paper” that Sir William Patey mentioned this morning. Although the former head of the Middle East department made clear that regime change was just one…
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Gary Gibbon
Iraq inquiry WILL consider the legality of the war
Sir John Chilcot insisted he would be passing judgement on the legality of war but wouldn’t come to all that till the 2010 sessions.
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Iraq inquiry: peculiar atmosphere in the press room
Here in the press room next door to the inquiry chamber – hacks aren’t allowed to take electronic equipment inside, so must of us are camped out in front of plasma screens showing the proceedings – there’s a somewhat peculiar atmosphere. The Q&A thus far has been perfectly friendly, clubbable even, and here, now, today…
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Iraq inquiry: how it will operate
Some quick background on how the inquiry’s going to operate. The five-strong committee led by Sir John Chilcot was appointed by the Prime Minister this summer after the announcement that British military operations in Iraq had effectively ended finished. Despite being selected by the government, Sir John has vowed that the committee will be fair,…