UK - BBC continues smear attack on British troops

Despite their own investigation clearing British troops of wrongdoing, the BBC continues its attack on the troops.

Here's how the BBC frame the story in the first paragraph.

"Panorama asks why the British Army in Iraq used interrogation techniques that were banned over 30 years ago. "

As evidence that this is fact the BBC offer this:

"Ministry of Defence (MoD) rules now specifically state the five techniques should never be used. However, immediately after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 British soldiers witnessed Iraqi prisoners hooded and made to stand for hours with no food or sleep."

Note it says "British trooops witnessed" this and not that Britsh troops were responsible. In fact, the BBC never say who was responsible.

After several more "why is this happening" statements from the BBC, the report notes that the MOD's yearlong investigation found that there was no widespread abuse.

The BBC then report at length on the allegations, including murder, against British troops. Then almost at the end the BBC comes clean:

"Panorama has seen no proof that prisoners died at the hands of their captors and concludes that the case being brought by solicitors Phil Shiner and Martyn Day represents the most extreme interpretation of a troubling but confusing incident. They are asking for the bodies to be disinterred and evidence to be handed to Scotland Yard. "

So, the real meat of the story is that two yearlong investigations, one by the military and one by the BBC, vindicated British troops. Instead of framing the story that way, the BBC use it to smear our troops.