The BBC has been accused of failing to investigate claims that the US used banned weapons in Iraq. Is it ignoring the story or has it done its best to seek out the truth?
Well, they’ve:
- not mentioned that the US have already admitted to using modified napalm
- stated (falsely) that Human Rights Watch investigated these claims and found nothing (something HRW deny, as they do not have the freedom to conduct investigations in Fallujah)
- Ignored multiple media reports (rebroadcast on the BBCs very own worldwide monitoring service) stating that “the occupation forces used poisonous gas”
- Ignored investigations and reports made by Iraqi medical staff and officials at Iraq’s health ministry
- Stated, falsely, that their reporters had full access to all military documents and briefings and heard nothing of banned weapons
And it’s clear that they’ve only published this Newswatch article because they’ve been repeatedly pressed by Medialens.