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2nd July 2010, 13:51
The power of humanity against imposed injustice took (potentially) a great step forward yesterday with the news that the Dr Kelly suicide case is to be re-opened.
For those unfamiliar, Dr Kelly was the official whistleblower against Tony Blair and George Bush concerning the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) supposedly concealed and stockpiled by Saddam Hussein. These weapons were used as the reason for the latest second invasion of Iraq by U.S and U.N forces.
Many in conspiracy circles knew he had not committed suicide when he was found dead with his wrists slit. He had filed an official report stating that no WMD's were in Iraq at all. He was then found dead shortly before the second invasion began.
Quote:
Lib Dem Norman Baker said the 2003 Hutton inquiry had "blatantly failed to get to the bottom of matters".
And he vowed to quiz ministers and unearth new facts to establish the "truth" of the case.
Dr Kelly was found dead after being named as the possible source of a BBC story on the government's Iraq dossier.
Mr Baker, who is known for his forensic use of parliamentary questions, said he had quit his front bench role partly to concentrate on investigating the scientist's death.
"It struck me as extremely odd at the time that Dr Kelly was thought to have committed suicide in the way he did, at the time he did," Mr Baker told the BBC News website.
"The more I look into it the less convinced I am by the explanation and the more unanswered questions appear which ought to have been addressed properly by the Hutton inquiry or by the coroner."
Unquote.
This has made the front page of the Daily Mail, one of the largest papers (albeit a very middle class and usually biased one!) in the UK yesterday and is now being stated on mainstream news centres such as the BBC, where the above quote is taken from.
Hopefully this marks the first step towards justice. You can read the rest of the BBC article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4995076.stm
For those unfamiliar, Dr Kelly was the official whistleblower against Tony Blair and George Bush concerning the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) supposedly concealed and stockpiled by Saddam Hussein. These weapons were used as the reason for the latest second invasion of Iraq by U.S and U.N forces.
Many in conspiracy circles knew he had not committed suicide when he was found dead with his wrists slit. He had filed an official report stating that no WMD's were in Iraq at all. He was then found dead shortly before the second invasion began.
Quote:
Lib Dem Norman Baker said the 2003 Hutton inquiry had "blatantly failed to get to the bottom of matters".
And he vowed to quiz ministers and unearth new facts to establish the "truth" of the case.
Dr Kelly was found dead after being named as the possible source of a BBC story on the government's Iraq dossier.
Mr Baker, who is known for his forensic use of parliamentary questions, said he had quit his front bench role partly to concentrate on investigating the scientist's death.
"It struck me as extremely odd at the time that Dr Kelly was thought to have committed suicide in the way he did, at the time he did," Mr Baker told the BBC News website.
"The more I look into it the less convinced I am by the explanation and the more unanswered questions appear which ought to have been addressed properly by the Hutton inquiry or by the coroner."
Unquote.
This has made the front page of the Daily Mail, one of the largest papers (albeit a very middle class and usually biased one!) in the UK yesterday and is now being stated on mainstream news centres such as the BBC, where the above quote is taken from.
Hopefully this marks the first step towards justice. You can read the rest of the BBC article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4995076.stm