Five months later, Black reported merely that Unscom had been "discredited
by allegations of US spying." (Black, The Guardian, June 17, 1999) In fact,
of course, Unscom had been discredited by +admissions+ of US spying.
Acknowledgement and admission had already become allegation. Three years
later they have become "Iraqi allegations".
Three years after their January 1999 piece, Black's co-author, Mark Tran,
also made reference to the spying issue:
"Iraq itself has stoked war fever. By rejecting a return of UN weapons
inspectors to Iraq and calling them "western spies" for extra measure,
Baghdad seems to be almost daring Mr Bush to attack." (Tran, 'Greasing the
wheels of warfare', The Guardian, March 12, 2002)
Tran appears to suggest that there was something provocative about Iraq
describing UN weapons inspectors as "spies", +despite+ having himself
described them as "spies" in 1999. Again there is no acknowledgment of UN/US
admissions of spying.
by allegations of US spying." (Black, The Guardian, June 17, 1999) In fact,
of course, Unscom had been discredited by +admissions+ of US spying.
Acknowledgement and admission had already become allegation. Three years
later they have become "Iraqi allegations".
Three years after their January 1999 piece, Black's co-author, Mark Tran,
also made reference to the spying issue:
"Iraq itself has stoked war fever. By rejecting a return of UN weapons
inspectors to Iraq and calling them "western spies" for extra measure,
Baghdad seems to be almost daring Mr Bush to attack." (Tran, 'Greasing the
wheels of warfare', The Guardian, March 12, 2002)
Tran appears to suggest that there was something provocative about Iraq
describing UN weapons inspectors as "spies", +despite+ having himself
described them as "spies" in 1999. Again there is no acknowledgment of UN/US
admissions of spying.