This documentary was an excellent piece of journalism. My concern is why are the BBC giving this area such a wide berth? The expose on torture and CIA abductions were also Ch4 productions and only obliquely referred to when the information eventually became an issue with the public. Hats off to Ch4 for doing the job that the BBC is afraid to do.

The more I learn about the Iraq situation, the more ashamed I am of my government. At the risk of being arrested for "indirect incitement", I have to say that I fully understand the outrage and sense of impotence that inevitably leads to acts of terrorism. This isn't to say that I approve of terrorism, but what else can the victims of the Bush/Blair rape of Iraq do to express their outrage?

Blair has committed this country to the role of destroyer. This cannot be undone and now we have to live with the consequences. Thanks, Tony. Now do us all a favour...... disappear!

It seems I can't edit this topic. I just wanted to clarify one point:
When stating that the Torture and CIA abductions programmes were also Ch4 productions, I meant to add that they were only obliquely referred to [by the BBC] when the information became an issue with the public.

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Ron Tocknell: My concern is why are the BBC giving this area such a wide berth? The expose on torture and CIA abductions were also Ch4 productions...

The BBC had a very good programme on the subject last year called 'We have ways of making you talk'. This put things in some context.
The French tortured in Algeria, the Americans in Vietnam, the British in NI and so on, all the way to Abu Ghraib.

http://davidp1.bl*gspot.com/2005/12/torture-again.html

Since they lost their men over "David Kelly" their journalistic style has become second rate, more akin to FoxNews than the unbiased fact seeking I've come to expect. I think the number one priority is not to upset anyone governmental, regardless of their views. Unfortunately this can sometimes look like a refusal to present anything factual.