JFZ, you have lost me.
Answer this simple question, "Which QQ report was misquoted, and how?"
DV
Zedder gets it, as do, I suspect, the "silent majority".
This is a while ago now, but as I recall it:
a) SofS makes statement to house about Nimrod being safe etc.
b) Armchair safety "experts" quote QQ fuel report to counter his assertion.
c) Times runs article building on this saying "QQ report says its not ALARP, SofS has lied"
As the QQ report didn't infact say its not safe (arguably quite the opposite), or infact make any assertion about ALARP, you can see how its message was misused in the press to achieve an aim - i.e. make the public believe Nimrod was unsafe & SofS has lied. Result = newspapers sold.
This is an MRA4 thread, but if you think none of the MR2 mud has stuck to this decision, well come on....