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Iraq Dossier Controversy Explained

1) David Kelly, a former British civil servant and expert in biological weapons, met with BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan ahead of an influential report on Iraq's weapons. 2) It has emerged that Kelly was likely the single source for Gilligan's story, which stated that the British government had knowingly exaggerated intelligence about Iraq's weapons in a dossier. 3) Downing Street is arguing that the BBC must now reveal whether Kelly was the source, while the BBC maintains it will not reveal confidential sources without consent. Kelly's role in compiling past weapons reports on Iraq has also come under scrutiny.

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Iraq Dossier Controversy Explained

1) David Kelly, a former British civil servant and expert in biological weapons, met with BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan ahead of an influential report on Iraq's weapons. 2) It has emerged that Kelly was likely the single source for Gilligan's story, which stated that the British government had knowingly exaggerated intelligence about Iraq's weapons in a dossier. 3) Downing Street is arguing that the BBC must now reveal whether Kelly was the source, while the BBC maintains it will not reveal confidential sources without consent. Kelly's role in compiling past weapons reports on Iraq has also come under scrutiny.

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