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Thursday, September 25, 2003

Fuck the fucking fuckers (or, Diary of a mad man)

Excerpts from Alastair Campbell's diary have recently come to light during the Hutton Inquiry where Campbell writes that confirming that David Kelly was Andrew Gilligan's source "would fuck Gilligan." Here's more context:
Spoke to Hoon who said that a man had come forward who felt he was possibly Gilligan's source, had come forward and was being interviewed today. GH [Geoff Hoon] said his initial instinct was to throw the book at him, but in fact there was a case for trying to get some kind of plea bargain. Says that he'd come forward and he was saying yes to speak to AG [Andrew Gilligan], yes he said intel went in late, but he never said the other stuff. It was double-edged but GH and I agreed it would fuck Gilligan if that was his source. He said he was an expert rather than a spy or full-time MOD official. [Emphasis mine]
That's not just "damning" evidence -- it's fucking damning evidence, if you ask me. "[D]ouble-edged," eh? "[P]lea bargain," huh? It sounds like Downing St. had a little something to hide.

Closing statements will be presented today at the Hutton Inquiry by Jeremy Gompertz (counsel for the Kelly family), Jonathan Sumption (counsel for the Government), Andrew Caldecott (counsel for the BBC), Heather Rogers (counsel for Andrew Gilligan), and James Dingemans (counsel for the inquiry), bringing a seemingly abrupt end to stage two. Lord Hutton is expected to submit his final report in late October or early November.

Meanwhile back at the UN, George Bush was pissing off the world with more talk about weapons of mass destruction and "mov[ing] forward" while no WMDs have been found, and the quagmire is ever-deepening. The buck stops elsewhere.

Other sources:
The treatment of David Kelly
46-second call told Kelly his fate
Latest Guardian news from the Hutton Inquiry
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