It's a funny old world when a Labour Government, A LABOUR GOVERNEMENT ! gets more support from the Murdoch owned press than the likes of the Mirror, Guardian or Observer.It's also a funny old world when discredited masters of bollox - such as Peter Mandelson - are dragged out in an attempt to deflect attention from the parlous state of the Blair administration. The reasoning being, presumably, to heap the blame for Dr Kelly's death firmly at the door of Greg Dyke and co.
Well, let's not forget that it was the MOD who leaked Kelly's name. So that's Geoff Hoon in the dock for a start. Let's also not forget why names were leaked. Alistair Campbell v BBC. Both of whom seemed to have an unhealthy obsession with the other. It was the BBC who accused the Governement of "sexing up" the Iraqi Dossier and Campbell who was determined to prove that they hadn't. The BBC have now admitted Dr Kelly WAS the source for Gilligan's piece, although phrases such as "sexed up" were surely never uttered by this "quiet, studious man". Mind you - he may not have uttered the words, but I have no doubt that he believed that's precisely what had occured.
Finally let us not forget that the whole mess would never have happened if Tony Blair had not lied to us in order to get support for the illegal invasion of another country. Blood on your hands Tony ? Yes I think you have haven't you ?
For an excellent analysis of "45minutegate" see Hugo Young in Saturday's Guardian.
A bizarre twist to the Kelly suicide was that his religious beliefs may have contributed to his decision to die. The Sunday Mirror reports:-
"The scientist was a member of the Bahai faith which does not regard suicide as a sin - but excuses it as a release from "sorrows and afflictions" when under terrible pressure.
He converted to the religion four years ago when he was working in America."
Why are so many so-called educated and enlightened people still clinging to mumbo-jumbo about Gods and prophets ?
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