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23/11/2009
'No Whitewash' Promise On Iraq War Inquiry
The head of the inquiry into the events surrounding the Iraq War has pledged that the report will be "full and insightful" and will not be a "whitewash".
Retired civil servant Sir John Chilcot's comments come on the eve of the first public hearings in the inquiry.
The committee will start hearing evidence from senior government figures from tomorrow and will also hear evidence from politicians, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair, early next year.
Among those who will be called to give evidence to are senior officials, diplomats and military officers, while members of the inquiry team have also met with families of the majority of the British service personnel who were died in the course of the campaign.
The final report is not due to be released until after the General Election.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Retired civil servant Sir John Chilcot's comments come on the eve of the first public hearings in the inquiry.
The committee will start hearing evidence from senior government figures from tomorrow and will also hear evidence from politicians, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair, early next year.
Among those who will be called to give evidence to are senior officials, diplomats and military officers, while members of the inquiry team have also met with families of the majority of the British service personnel who were died in the course of the campaign.
The final report is not due to be released until after the General Election.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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