The facts are as follows:
Dr Kelly was an official of the Defence Ministry with access to sensible and top secret information;
He was not agree with his superiors' policies and decided to blow the whistle;
There is an honest way to do this: you resign from your position and go to press;
He chose to go to press without resigning. It was dishonest;
When exposed as a dishonest person, he appeared to be honest enough to commit suicide.
Of course, one cannot expect something like this from the journos.
Which still leaves unanswered my original question.