The Hutton Inquiry was created to find out the details behind the death of Dr Kelly, a weapons expert involved with the findings of evidence pertaining to Iraq and its ability to strike other nations in the area. I dont intend to tithe the mint on it, just write about what I learned form it.
1) It was a televisual experience of the workings of law, the media and the government.
2) The fact that at any time I could view the paperwork on the case was excellent.
3) The whole experience (for to me that’s what it was) opened my eyes to the workings of a high power court going about its business in full view.
4) Although a bit long it covered just about every detail in a competent way.
5) Lord Hutton has no excuse to not come up with a plausible summary. As long as the whole thing doesn’t go to his head it will be short, accurate and I am in no doubt ascerbic in some places. He will put blame where blame is due. (I still think he should be wary of the temptation to perform for the sake of honours to his name.)
My personal verdict? Dr Kelly took his own life because he did not think it worth living anymore, as most suicides do. I say most because some are done from illness or other reasons. In general the person involved feels that to die is better than to live in the situation they find themselves. As with most suicides there is a tendency of those involved to want to put the blame somewhere or to wish that something could have been done that clearly wasn’t. No matter how high profile the case this is usually what happens and this is what happened here. In taking his own life Dr Kelly chose for privacy of the most ultimate kind; a grave. I am sure that if for one minute he could have seen the consequences for his family and friends he would not have done it. If only he could have waited it out.. or bitten them back in kind. I did come to the conclusion that one person was to blame more than all the others but thats my choice and I’m not going to put it here. The one thing I do want to come out of it is for all those involved to rethink how they treat others, especially in the government and the media. I am not a BBC fan but to me they came out with the least blood on their hands with the exception of one person….. Verdict - Suicide.
WR
While you are all waiting for my report here follows a true story.
My pastor was visiting his brother in Glasgow and as usual the roads had changed. In his hurry he cut up a lorry driver to get into the correct lane. They ended up side by side at the next set of lights and sure enough the driver gave my pastor some verbal greif in the form of “you effing b******”. My pastor then pointed out his dog collar hoping that would shut him up but all the driver then said was “you effing Protestant b******”….
Rosie.
Ooh a break in the Hutton Inquiry. Question is shall I watch The Salon while I wait? Do I want to watch shallow self obsessives or a bunch of hairdressers? Ill do my own summing up sltrhoy…
Rosie
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I am in danger of forgetting what the Hutton Inquiry is about…
If it’s OK to hunt and kill O B Laden and S Hussein why is it not OK to expel Y Arafat? At least he gets the chance to live which is more than the US are offering…
WR


