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According to the Associated Press Andrew Gilligan, a reporter, has resigned from the BBC, making him the third BBC employee to do so since the release of Lord Hutton's report. Gilligan's report on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction prompted Tony Blair to appoint Hutton to investigate the claims. In his report, Gilligan had claimed that the BBC "sexed up" intelligence to justify the war in Iraq.

From the Associated Press:

In a statement, Gilligan apologized for mistakes in his May 2003 story.

"My departure is at my own initiative," he said. "But the BBC collectively has been the victim of a grave injustice."

The BBC's two top officials resigned and the corporation apologized to the government after senior judge Lord Hutton, appointed by Prime Minister Tony Blair to investigate the death of a scientist caught up in the dispute, said the BBC had been wrong when it quoted an anonymous source as saying officials had "sexed up" intelligence to justify war in Iraq.

The BBC has been the victim of a grave injustice? This is compared to the grave injustice done by the BBC to the people in Iraq, and the rest of the world, through obviously biased reporting?

Give me a break, this cleaning house at the BBC has been a long time coming.