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Thanks.

Good article.

The guy had an inside job. He's not an idiot.

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Nick Pope is a British government official who has worked at the Ministry of Defence since joining in 1985. He had many different postings and had undertaken a series of jobs within the Department, including work in the Joint Operations Centre during the Gulf War, where he was a briefer in the Air Force Operations Room.

He has also been involved in work on the crises in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a Senior Executive Officer, which is a civilian grade equivalent to the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel.