David Kelly
 David Kelly    (Whistleblower) | |
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| Born | 14 May 1944 Rhondda, Wales |
| Died | 17 July 2003 (Age 59) Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds, University of Birmingham, Linacre College, Oxford |
| Religion | Bahá'í Faith |
| Spouse | Janice Kelly |
| Victim of | murder |
| Interest of | Martin Birnstingl, Miles Goslett |
| Subpage | •David Kelly/Assassination |
Dr David Kelly, a UN weapons inspector who died in highly suspicious circumstances | |
Dr David Kelly was an expert in biological warfare and a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq. Dr Kelly's disclosed to BBC Radio 4 journalist Andrew Gilligan that he disagreed fundamentally with the British government's dossier (later termed the "dodgy dossier") which purported to show the danger of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Kelly was found dead days after appearing before the Parliamentary Committee charged with investigating the scandal.[1] Suspicion regarding the claimed verdict of suicide has grown after evidence continues to emerge which challenges it.
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Recent revelations (2015)
On 7 February 2015, the Daily Mail announced that PM David Cameron had leaked details from the Iraq Inquiry report which "will be a 'devastating' indictment of the Blair Government".[2]
Secret about David Cameron
On 8 February 2015, it was revealed that the Chilcot Inquiry had been tasked specifically with tracking down those responsible for “misplacing” three nuclear weapons obtained from apartheid South Africa 25 years ago. Both David Cameron and Dr David Kelly are understood to have been involved in the diversion of these WMD which eventually became the pretext for the Iraq War.[3]
Unfinished book
Dr Kelly was writing a book at the time of his death. He was intending to reveal that he warned Prime Minister Tony Blair there were no WMD in Iraq weeks before the US/UK led Iraq War. He had had several discussions with a publisher in Oxford and was seeking advice on how far he could go without breaking the Official Secrets Acts. Following his death, his computers were seized by police.[4]
Death
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- Full article: David Kelly/Death
David Kelly was found dead days after appearing before the Parliamentary committee charged with investigating the scandal. A lot of evidence suggests that he was 'suicided', while the failure of the UK government to permit an inquest (the first such decision in a suspicious death case in several centuries) points to deep state involvement. Norman Baker MP stepped down from the shadow cabinet to investigate the death of David Kelly, and remarked that "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."[5] A group of senior medical practitioners formed, including retired surgeon Dr David Halpin, formed and cited medical evidence claiming that for "all practical purposes" suicide using the means allegedly adopted by Dr Kelly "does not exist in Britain".[6]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Suffer the little children | Article | 12 November 2012 | Susie Boniface | Nine years ago the BBC was at the centre of another frenzy when it similarly accused the government of misleading the public. Only then it wasn't child abuse, it was starting a war after publicly stating our enemy could launch chemical weapons within 45 minutes of the order being given. |
| Document:The Death of David Kelly and the "Sexed Up" WMD Report | article | 21 February 2008 | Stephen Frost David Halpin Christopher Burns-Cox Paul Brandon |
See Also
- Dr David Kelly - Blog
References
- ↑ "The betrayal of Dr David Kelly, 10 years on"
- ↑ "Chilcot report will be 'devastating' says No 10 as it emerges THIRTY are in the firing line of heavily critical Iraq Inquiry... and Blair's secret letters to Bush to be revealed in full"
- ↑ "The Color of David Cameron’s Underwear" (updated)
- ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/111971/Kelly-s-book-of-secrets
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