[Alia]

Cyncooper -- I agree with you. Dr Kelly DID make the wrong choice in "meeting" with those hounding reporters. What I was referencing to was old Character Brit. Dishonor. There's a long line in British history concerning stalwart characters having made an eggregious misstep ending their own lives similarly to Dr. Kelly. The "pressies" abused his "ego". They knew exactly how to ply and play Dr. Kelly. And once he misstepped, they shoved his nose into it without mercy, without compassion, without discretion -- and all in their rabid pursuit of hankering PM Blair. And after Dr. Kelly's suicide, they, the pressies, hadn't even the decency of shame nor even conscience.

Can you tell I'm still angry about this?

[cyncooper]

I'm angry with Kelly.

He DID give the media the "sexed up" dossier comment.

He then attempted deceit in his testimony. I need to leave and don't have time to look it up, but one example is the female journalist he was in fact talking to...he is asked about meeting her and Kelly tries to deceive by saying how he met her only once and that was at a lecture and they'd only exchanged social niceties. Only later when a different questioner delves in a bit does he finally admit that he had spoken to her via the phone.

[cyncooper]

Oh, and don't get me wrong. Of course I'm angry with the British press, too.

I'll never forget Blair being on an international trip when Kelly killed himself. Blair gets off a plane and is asked if he thinks he has Kelly's blood on his hands! He who had the knife in his back Kelly had stuck in it (from the way I see it).