David Kelly
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Born | 14 May 1944 |
Died | 17 July 2003 (Age 59) |
Interest of | Martin Birnstingl, Miles Goslett |
Subpage | •David Kelly/Assassination |
Dr David Christopher Kelly, CMG was an expert in biological warfare and a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq. His discussion with BBC Radio 4 journalist Andrew Gilligan about the British government's dossier on WMD in Iraq lead to a major political scandal. He was found dead days after appearing before the Parliamentary committee charged with investigating the scandal. |
Dr David Christopher Kelly, CMG was an expert in biological warfare and a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq. His discussion with BBC Radio 4 journalist Andrew Gilligan about the British government's dossier on weapons of WMD in Iraq lead to a major political scandal. He was found dead days after appearing before the Parliamentary committee charged with investigating the scandal.
Unfinished book
Kelly was writing a book at the time of his death. He was intending to reveal that he warned Prime Minister Tony Blair there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq weeks before the US/UK led Iraq War. He had had several discussions with a publisher in Oxford and was seeking advice on how far he could go without breaking the law on secrets. Following his death, his computers were seized by police.[1]
Death
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- Full article: David Kelly/Death
David Kelly was found dead days after appearing before the Parliamentary committee charged with investigating the scandal. A lot of evidence suggests that he was 'suicided'. Energetic in the proposal of this possibility has been retired surgeon Dr David Halpin.
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Suffer the little children | Article | 12 November 2012 | Susie Boniface | Nine years ago the BBC was at the centre of another frenzy when it similarly accused the government of misleading the public. Only then it wasn't child abuse, it was starting a war after publicly stating our enemy could launch chemical weapons within 45 minutes of the order being given. |
Document:The Death of David Kelly and the "Sexed Up" WMD Report | article | 21 February 2008 | Stephen Frost David Halpin Christopher Burns-Cox Paul Brandon |
See Also
- Dr David Kelly - Blog
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