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Well, the silly season is at its height and the Dear Leader is away sunning himself in the Tuscan countryside. Back at home, dismissed BBC boss Greg Dyke fires a Parthian shot across Blair's absent bows in his serialised memoirs. He said Tony Blair had "unleashed the dogs" after the report found the BBC had been wrong to claim the Government "sexed up" its dossier on Iraq's weapons. Mr Dyke also accused Mr Blair of reneging on a deal that no heads should roll at the corporation. The journalist who started all the fuss, Andrew Gilligan, also adds his penn'orth.

 

The Guardian; Monday 30/08/04
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