That was the end of him: "The Ministry of Defense said Kelly may have been the source for a British Broadcasting Corp. report that Blair aides gave undue prominence to a claim that Iraq could launch chemical or biological weapons on 45 minutes' notice.
The ministry said Friday that Kelly was told he had violated civil service rules by having unauthorized contact with a journalist, but 'that was the end of it.' It said Kelly was not threatened with suspension or dismissal. "
Is it legal or ethical for an employer to reveal its employee's in this way, in service of their vendetta against the BBC, and in an attempt to force a journalist to reveal a source--something which even a judge does not have the power to do?
I don't think so. And for the Ministry to claim now that "'that was the end of it" is callous. That was not the end of it. It was the beginning of a massive diversion of attention away from the real issue--why did the UK and US go to war in Iraq.
Kelly's death was the end of it. And the beginning of the end of this outrageous abuse of government and military power. Hoon and Blair should resign. So should Bush and Cheney.
The death of innocents however is happening all over the world in the "war on terror". So I don't expect any of them will resign. They don't have enough honor to do so. This tragic expisode is evidence to me of their lack of comprehension about the consequences of their actions. They think they can do anything they like, mislead us anyway they like. And then claim, well if we were wrong, history will vindicate us.
No. History won't vindicate you, unless you write it yourself, as you are trying to do now.
- posted by geoff @ #