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GOVI M MN INIOIMIIIOA d Co r .wun¢nrrum SIIVncI Page 1 o f 5 - 030627 - traqdossier - Campbel l - C4News - Parti - ORD7 7 4 7 - ORD7 7 4 7 TRANSCRI PT Pr o g r a mme ( s ) T h e Channel Four News Da t e 8 t i me Frida 27th June 2003 1910 Subj ect / interviewee Intelligence dossiers o n Iraq - Alastarr Campbel l Prep ared by , Paul Ellis Contact n u mb e r s . 0 2 0 7276 J080- Pager 07659 13 7 572- 24hrs, every d a y J o n Snow : Wel l n o w we a r e j oi ned b y Al ast au Campbel l . a rare moment , thank you for, f o r comi ng i n - This ro w b e t we e n y o u e n d t h e BBC, 1 mean, many will se e i t a s adiversionary tactic to prevent peopl e actually seeing t h e real issue here wh i c h i s that M Ps are not getting to t h e root o f wh e t h e r i n fact t h e intelligence we we r e provided with wa s t h e real intelligence provided b y t he intelligence services Alastair Campbel l Wel l i f peopl e wi sh t o s e e i t a s a diversionary tactic they ma y The me d i a a r e constantly telling peopl e never t o take things at f ace val ue This isn't a r o w b e t we e n m e a n d t h e BBC this i s a n a t t emp t b y t h e Go v e r n me n t t o g e t t he BBC t o admi t that a f u n d a me n t a l attack upon t h e integrity o f t h e Go v e r n me n t , t h e Pr i me Minister, t he intelligence l e t al one people, the, sort of , evil spi n doctors in thedark wh o d o their dirty wo r k s in t h e mi n d s o f a l o t o f journalists, le t them just accept f o r once they have g o t i t wr o n g T h e allegation, let's just understand what this allegation a mo u n t e d t o , a n d these weasel wo r d s i n Ri c h ar d S a mb r o o k ' s letters, letter tod y (indistinct) says t o me we didn't mak e theallegation we reporteda source ma k i n g theallegation . What does that s a y about j ou r n al i s m? You' ve been a journa i sm f o r decades, I wa s a journalist f o r quite a long t i me , I respect a huge number ofjournalists including many a t t he BBC . J S : Bu t 1 have t o say . AC : . . . b u t they're n o w saying I , you can s a y anything y o u want o n t h e television because somebody said i t t o you, doesn't matter i f it's true . . J S : y e s . . . AC : doesn't matter i f y o u check i t , doesn't matter i f it's corroborated . J S : however the BBC' s . . A C : y o u ca n s a y i t J S : t he BBC' s riposte t o y o u is very reasoned I t i s satin t he context o f a l l t he other information wh i c h wa s i n thepublic domai n, i t s entirely consistent with that information . I t credits t h e Guar di an, t h e Ob s er v e r , t h e Independent, t he T i me s , l mean, most o1 Fl eet Street h a d similar accounts o f what intelligence sources we r e telling t h em T h e BB C doesnY seem to b e out of st ep with anybody else AC : T h e BBC I n their letter t o me, a n d it's fascinating, they have post facto justification o f a story b y citing sources i n n e ws p a p e r s wh i c h wr ot e stories subsequent t o their, to t he story that they h ad done . S o me of those stories I know f o r a fact a r e incorrect O n e o f t hem, there's n o point goingthrough a l l t h e detail I think t h e public are probabl y bored rigid with this already, o ne GI CS Me d i a Moni t ori ng Unit Room 818, Cabi net Of f ice, 7 0 Wh i t e h a l l , London SW 1 A 2 AS L r .JJhlll~~+ . . Y 7 J I I b Q Fax, 0 2 0 7270 1030 e-mail : mmu@cabi net - of f i ce . x .gsi .gov . u k

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J o n Snow : We l l n o w we a r e j o i n e d b y A l a s t a u Camp b e l l . a r a r e mome n t , t h an k y o u f o r , f o r

c o mi n g i n - T h i s r o w b e t we e n y o u e n d t h e BBC, 1 mean , many w i l l s e e i t as a d i v e r s i o n a r y t a c t i c

t o p r e v en t p eo p l e a c t u a l l y s ee i n g t h e r e a l i s s u e h e r e wh i c h i s t h a t MPs a r e n o t g e t t i n g t o t h e

r o o t o f wh e t h e r i n f a c t t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e we we r e p r o v i d ed w i t h wa s t h e r e a l i n t e l l i g e n c e p r o v i d ed

b y t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e s e r v i c e s

A l a s t a i r Ca mp b e l l : We l l i f p eo p l e wi s h t o s ee i t a s a d i v e r s i o n a r y t a c t i c t h e y ma y T h e me d i a

a r e c o n s t a n t l y t e l l i n g p eo p l e n e v e r t o t a k e t h i n g s a t f a c e v a l u e T h i s i s n ' t a r o w b e t we e n me a n d

t h e BBC t h i s i s a n a t t e mp t b y t h e Go v e r n me n t t o g e t t h e BBC t o a d mi t t h a t a f u n d ame n t a l a t t a c k

u p o n t h e i n t e g r i t y o f t h e Go v e r n me n t , t h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r , t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e a ge n c i e s, l e t a l o ne

p e o p l e , t h e , s o r t o f , e v i l s p i n d o c t o r s i n t h e d a r k who d o t h e i r d i r t y wo r k s i n t h e mi n d s o f a l o t o f

j o u r n a l i s t s , l e t t h em j u s t a c c e p t f o r o n c e t h e y h a v e g o t i t wr o n g T h e a l l e g a t i o n , l e t ' s j u s tu nd e r s t a nd wha t t h i s a l l e g a t i o n a mo u n t e d t o , a n d t h es e wease l wo r d s i n Ri c h a r d S amb r o o k ' s

l e t t e r s , l e t t e r t o day ( i n d i s t i n c t ) s a y s t o me we d i d n ' t mak e t h e a l l e g a t i o n we r e p o r t e d a s o u r c e

ma k i n g t h e a l l e g a t i o n Wha t d o e s t h a t s a y a b o u t j o u r n al i s m? Yo u ' v e b e e n a j o u r n al i s m f o r

d e c a d e s , wa s a j o u r n a l i s t f o r q u i t e a l o n g t i me , I r e s p e c t a h u g e n um b e r o f j o u r n a l i s t s i n c l u d i n g

many a t t h e BBC

J S : B u t 1 h a v e t o s a y .

AC : . . . b u t t h e y ' r e n o w s a y i n g I , y ou c a n s a y a n y t h i n g y o u want o n t h e t e l e v i s i o n b e c a u s e

s om e b o d y s a i d i t t o y o u , d o e s n ' t m a t t e r i f i t ' s t r u e . .

J S : y es . . .

AC : d o e s n ' t m a t t e r i f y o u c h e c k i t , d o e s n ' t m a t t e r i f i t ' s c o r r o b o r a t e d .

J S : h ow e v e r t h e BBC' s . .

A C : y o u c a n s a y i t

J S : t h e BBC' s r i p o s t e t o y o u i s v e r y r e a so n e d I t i s s a t i n t h e c o n t e x t o f a l l t h e o t h e r

i n f o r m a t i o n wh i c h wa s i n t h e p u b l i c d o ma i n , i t s e n t i r e l y c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h a t i n f o r m a t i o n I t

c r e d i t s t h e Gu ar d i a n, t h e Ob s er v e r , t h e I n d ep e nd e nt , t h e T i me s , l mean , mos t o 1 F l e e t S t r e e th a d s i m i l a r a c c o u nt s o f what i n t e l l i g e n c e s ou r c e s we r e t e l l i n g t h em T h e BBC d o e s n Y s e em t ob e o u t o f s t e p w i t h a n y b o d y e l s e

AC : T h e BBC I n t h e i r l e t t e r t o me, a n d i t ' s f a s c i n a t i n g , t h e y h a v e p o s t f a c t o j u s t i f i c a t i o n o f as t o r y b y c i t i n g s ou r c e s i n n e ws p a p e r s wh i c h wr o t e s t o r i e s s u b s e q u e n t t o t h e i r , t o t h e s t o r y t h a t

t h e y h a d d o n e Some o f t h os e s t o r i e s I k n o w f o r a f a c t a r e i n c o r r e c t One o f t h e m, t h e r e ' s n op o i n t go i n g t h r o ug h a l l t h e d e t a i l I t h i n k t h e p u b l i c a r e p r o ba b l y b o r e d r i g i d w i t h t h i s a l r e a d y , o n e

GI C S Me d i a Mo ni t o r i n g U n i tRoom 8 1 8 , Ca b i n e t Of f i c e , 7 0 Wh i t e h a l l , L o n d o n SW1A 2AS L r. J J h l l l ~ ~ + . . Y 7 J I I

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o f t h o s e s t o r i e s I k n o w f o r a f a c t i s wr o n g a n d I ' v e a d d r e s s ed i n e v i d e n c e t o t h e s e l e c t

c o mmi t t e e .

J S : 1 t h i n k t h e p u b l i c i s mo r e l i k e l y t o b e c o n c e r n ed a t t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y i n t e m p e r a t e l a n gu a ge

wh i c h i s c o mi n g o u t o n b e h a l f o f t h e P r i me M i n i s t e r i n y o u r name . ' T h e s t o r y wa s a h e , i t i s a l i e

AC: C o r r e c t .

J S : . . . wease l wo r d s ' , wease l n o t , i n c i d e n t a l l y , s p e l t c o r r e c t l y , i n c o n s i s t e n t t e r ms w i t h t h e

o r i g i n a l . . .

AC . We l l a s I u n d e r s t a n d i t .

J S : f a k e d o s s i e r wh i c h y o u p r o d u c ed .

AC : . i f I may s a y s o , t h e s t a t e me n t t h a t y o u ' r e r e a d i n g f r o m wa s r e ad t o t h e Pr e s s

A s s o c i a t i o n s o t h a t , t h a t I w o u l d n ' t g e t h u n g u p o n a s p e l l i n g mi s t a k e b y somebo dy wh o ' s t y p e i t

a l t h ou gh k n o w t h a t y o u , y o u a l s o J o n r e p o r t e d t h e f o u r p eo p l e i n my o f f i c e we r e r e s p o n s i b l e

f o r w r i t i n g t h e s o - c a l l e d d o d g y d o s s i e r whe n t h e y we r e n o t Howe v e r p u t t h a t t o o n e s i d e T h e

r e as o n t h a t i s wease l wo r d s i s i t d o e s n o t answe r t h e q ue st i o ns t h a t p u t a s k e d t h e BBC

wh e t h e r t h e y we r e s t an di n g b y t h e a l l e g a t i o n t h e y made , t h e BBC ma de a s J o h n Hump h r e y sd es c r i b ed i t , t h e BBC mad e t h e a l l e g a t i o n t h a t we d e l i b e r a t e l y e x a gg er a t e d , a b u s e d , d i s t o r t e d

i n t e l l i g e n c e .

J S : A n d t h e answer t o t h a t q u e s t i o n .

AC : . t h e answer .

J S : . . t h a t y o u p u t t o i h e BBC .

AC : . . . t o t h e q u e s t i o n . -

J S t h e answe r t o t h e q ues t i o n y o u p u t t o t h e BBC, d o t h ey s t a nd b y i f , t h e a n swe r i s y e s Ar o b us t y es

AC t h e a n swe r , e x c u s e me , t h a t l e t t e r i s a b o u t a s r o b u s t a s Bl a c k b u r n Ro v e r s we r e whent h e y p l a y ed T r e l l eb o r g es . I ' l l t e l l y o u t h e , t h e answe r t o t h e q ues t i o n y e s o r n o d i d we a b u s eB r i t i s h i n t e l l i g e n c e , t h e answe r t o t h a t q u e s t i o n i s n o I t i s a s e r i o u s

J S : We d o n Y k n o w, t h e answe r t o t h a t q u e s t i o n i s we d o n o t k n o w

AC : e x c u s e me, e x c u s e me . .

J S : And t h e r e as o n we d o n o t k n o w i s t h a t t h e r e i s o b f u s c a t i o n a n d d i v e r s i o n , p a r t o f wh i c hw e ' r e s ee i n g r i g h t h e r e p l a ye d o u t b ef o r e u s T h e f a c t i s MPs wan t t o q ue st i o n t h e c h i e f s o f t h ei n t e l l i g e n c e s e r v i c e s a n d s ho u l d b e a l l o we d t o d o s o i n s t e a d y o u ' r e p r e f e r r i n g , y o u t h eGo v e r n me n t , a r e p r e f e r r i n g a h o l e i n t h e c o r n er o p e r a t i o n w i t h a n i n t e l l i g e n c e c o mmi t t e e wh i c hi s n o t h el d i n p u b l i c a n d wh i c h i s a n swe r a b l e t o t h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r

AC We l l p a r t o f t h e p r o b l em a l l u d e d t o i n my e v i d en c e t o t h e s e l e c t c o mmi t t e e i s t h a t a l o t o fj o u r n a l i s t s s e e t h e i r mi s s i o n t o d i s c r e d i t p o l i t i c i a n s a n d t h e p o l i t i c a l p r o c e ss Yo u d es c r i b ep eo p l e l i k e A n n T a y l o r , who c h a i r s t h e I n t e l l i g e n c e a n d S e c u r i t y Co mmi t t e e , a s a h o l e m t h ec o r n e r o p e r a t i o n , y o u ' r e t a l k i n g ( i n d i s t i n c t ) i n t e l l i g e n c e a ge nc i e s a b o u t p eo p l e who d o v e r yd i f f i c u l t , b r a v e j o b s f o r t h i s c o u n t r y

J S : Yo u k n o w v e r y we l l t h a t A n n T a y l o r wa s a p po i n t e d b y t h e Pr i me Mi n i s t e r

AC : C o r r e c t

J S : i s a n s we r a b l e t o t h e P r i me M i n i s t e r a n d a c c o u n t a b l e t o t h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r .

A C : No s h e s u b mi t s h e r e r e p o r t s t o t h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r .

J S : He h a s t h e r i g h t t o p u b l i s h .

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AC : T h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r h a s t o t a k e j u d ge me n t s a b o u t what i s p u b l i s h e d o n s e c u r i t y a n d

i n t e l l i g e n c e g r o u nd s

J S : T h e p o i n t a b o u t t h e c o mmi t t e e t h a t i s s i t t i n g h e r e a n d t h a t q u e s t i o n e d y o u t o d a y , t h e d a y

b e f o r e . . .

A C : We d n e s d a y . . .

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a c c o u n t a b l e t o MPs s e l e c t e d b y MPs a n d a c c o u n t a b l e t o u s a s e l e c t o r s a n d t h a t i s t h e

c o mmi t t e e wh i c h s h o u l d b e a l l o we d t o g e t t o t h e r o o t o f t h i s i s s u e a n d t h a t s u r e l y i s what t h e

Go v e r nme n t i s p r e v e n t i n g t h em d o i n g ?

AC L e t me j u s t s a y t h i s a b o u t t h a t I ' m n o t go i n g t o t a l k a b o u t t h e F AC' s i n q u i r y b e c a u s e I

d o n ' t t h i n k s ho u l d u n t i l t h e y ' v e c o n c l u de d i t w i l l , h o we v e r , s a y t h i s Do n a l d A n de r s o n a s

u n de r s t a nd i t a n d h i s c o mmi t t e e h a d a p r i v a t e s es s i o n w i t h J a c k S t r aw t o da y i n wh i c h t h ey w i l l

h a v e d i s c u s se d s ome o f , s ome o f t h es e i s s u e s h a v e s ub mi t t e d t o da y t o t h e c o mmi t t e e, a n d

d o n ' t i n t e n d t o d i s c us s t h e c o n t e n t s a t a l l , b u t I ' v e s ub mi t t e d f u r t h e r a n s we r s t o t h e q ues t i o ns

t h a t t h e y a s k e d me wh i c h g o i n s ome d e t a i l i n t o t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e i s s u e s a n d t h e s p e c i f i c

q ues t i o n a n d t h e c h a r g e t h a t d i s t o r t e d B r i t i s h i n t e l l i g e n c e T h a t i n s e r t e d a c l a i m t h a t wa s n o t

t r u e , t h a t k n e w i t n o t t o b e t r u e T h e y a r e s e r i o u s a l l e g a t i o n s a n d

J S : B u t y ou ' v e h ea r d t h e Fo r e i g n Se c r e t a r y h i ms el f t e l l t h a t c o mmi t t e e t h a t t h a t d os si e r wa s a

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J S : h e s a i d . .

AC ( i n d i s t i n c t ) c o r r e c t y o u r s e l f , c o r r e c t y o u r s e l f d i s n o t t h e s ame d o c u m e n t d o y o u a c c e p t

t h a t ?

J S Wh i c h i s n o t t h e same d o c u me n t ?

AC : Yo u l u s t s a i d t h a t t h e F o r e i g n S e c r e t a r y d e s c r i b e d t h e d o s s i e r a s a H o r l i c k s . .

J S : T h e d o d g y ( i n d i s t i n c t ) d o s s i e r ?

AC : E x c u s e me we we r e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e wea p o n s o f mass d e s t r u c t i o n d o s s i e r . T h i s i s t h e

p r o b l em y o u , t h e p eo p l e who

J S : l , 1

AC . h av e b ee n o p p o s e d t o t h i s c o n f l i c t f r o m t h e wo r d g o a r e now s ee k i n g t o ma i n , t o

c h a n g e t h e g r o u nd a n d t o s a y t h e Pr i me M i n i s t e r l e d t h e c o u n t r y t o , i n t o c o n f l i c t o n a f a l s e

b a s i s a n d y o u ' r e d e l i b e r a t e l y c o n f l a t i n g ( i n d i s t i n c t )

J S : . t h e i s s u e i n p l a y h e r e t o da y i s a b s o l u t e l y t h a t t h i s wa r wa s f o u g h t o n t h e b a s i s o f

i n t e l l i g e n c e i n f o r m a t i o n . T h a t i n t e l l i g e n c e i n f o r m a t i o n , f i r s t l y t h e c h a r g es t h a t i n t h e f i r s t

d o c u m e n t i n S e p t e mb e r t h e r e we r e s e r i o u s e r r o r s o f f a c t , we now know

A C : S o r r y t h e f i r s t d o c ume n t i n S e p t e mb e r t h e r e we r e s e r i o u s e r r o r s o f f a c t , a n d wh at we r e

t h e y J o n ?

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p ur c h as i n g o r d er h a d h i ms el f r e si g ne d many y ea r s b ef o r e .

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i n t e l l i g e n c e p u t t h a t i n t h e d o s s i e r , y o u know t h a t d o y o u b e c a u s e i f y o u t h i n k t h a t y o u a r e

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J S : T h e , t h e N i g e r s o u r c e was n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h u s ?

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