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Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his position on Iraq. Blair's belief that history will vindicate his decision to go to war in Iraq; Indication by Blair's advisers that he may express regret for misleading the country regarding the mistaken intelligence on Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological weapons; Hopes for improved security in Iraq and reduced press coverage of the subject; Difficulties disconnecting Iraq from broader discontent with the government, and Blair in particular; Argument of David Blunkett, one of several influential cabinet figures who do not share Blair's scenario; Belief of a sizeable part of the Parliamentary Labour Party that Blair's position remains vulnerable; Blair's strategy; Outlook.

Offers a look at the reaction of United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Report that Air Force General Richard Myers asked the press to suppress the images of torture from the public view; Claim by the International Red Cross that it reported human rights violations at the prison to the U.S. in October 2003; Statement that the investigation into the abuse of prisoners began in January of 2004; Claim that U.S. President George W. Bush did not show interest in the investigation until after the images had been released to the media; Reference to the book "Plan of Attack," by Bob Woodward; Reaction of Rumsfeld to the abuse of prisoners in Iraq; Discussion of the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan and Guantanamo, Cuba; Lack of rights of prisoners including the rights to access a lawyer or to a fair trial; Methods of interrogation used by the United States.

Looks at the role of the BBC as defined in the Hutton Report which absolved Prime Minister Tony Blair from charges that he manipulated intelligence to get Great Britain involved in the Iraq War. BBC as the world's biggest broadcaster; Contention that the Hutton report revealed how BBC runs; Belief that the Kelly catastrophe was not a bit of bad luck but an accident waiting to happen; Resentment at BBC News; List of complaints; BBC priorities which is not reporting the news; Concern by the director general not for the quality of the news but payroll; Goal of makings news more relevant to younger audiences; Respected programs that have been cut in the quest for the young audience; Hunger for sensation and reluctance to face the consequences of that hunger as what led to the resignation of Gavyn Davies; Belief that the BBC has become a vast corporate nightmare committed to the pursuit of advantage above all else.

Focuses on issues about the western government propaganda on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Failure of the "New York Times" and the "Washington Post" to challenge western propaganda on Iraq; Comments from Robert Moore, Washington correspondent of ITN, on the problem facing U.S. President George W. Bush regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Observation made by John Irvine of ITN on the Iraq war; Comments of David Rose of the "Observer" magazine, on the Iraq war; Statement of Andrew Gowers, "Financial Times" editor, on the possibility of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.