Brit's bizaar reaction to Kelly's suicide
The man who may have been the source for a erronous report by the BBC killed himself and the Henny Penny press of the UK thinks its all Tony Blair's fault.
If he was not the source for the report, he had no reason to be depressed. If he was the source for the report, he permitted himself to be used by the BBC staff looking to make mischief for the government because of the BBC's hatred of the liberation of Iraq. If that were the case he may have been depressed because of consternation caused the government and the BBC.
The botom line is that it was the BBC that used him and left him twisting in the wind, "to protect the confidentiality of its sources." The government had every right to be upset at being charged with manipulating evidence for going to war with Iraq by people who pretend objective, but have an antiwar agenda. If you are going to charge the government with the "crime" of manipulating evidence to start a war, you should have to guts to do it in person and not hide behind anonimity.
If you are going to be a whistle blower, do it in public and be prepared to debate your allegations. While Mr. Kelly may have been subjected to brutal questioning over his role with the BBC report, brutal questioning seems to be the British way of debating issues. Anyone who has sen a BBC interview has seen some pretty brutal questioning.
Suicide is about not being able to live with what you have done. It is unfortunate that Mr. Kelly slipped into a funk over this matter. Ultimately, it was his responsibility for his death, and not anyone else.
The man who may have been the source for a erronous report by the BBC killed himself and the Henny Penny press of the UK thinks its all Tony Blair's fault.
If he was not the source for the report, he had no reason to be depressed. If he was the source for the report, he permitted himself to be used by the BBC staff looking to make mischief for the government because of the BBC's hatred of the liberation of Iraq. If that were the case he may have been depressed because of consternation caused the government and the BBC.
The botom line is that it was the BBC that used him and left him twisting in the wind, "to protect the confidentiality of its sources." The government had every right to be upset at being charged with manipulating evidence for going to war with Iraq by people who pretend objective, but have an antiwar agenda. If you are going to charge the government with the "crime" of manipulating evidence to start a war, you should have to guts to do it in person and not hide behind anonimity.
If you are going to be a whistle blower, do it in public and be prepared to debate your allegations. While Mr. Kelly may have been subjected to brutal questioning over his role with the BBC report, brutal questioning seems to be the British way of debating issues. Anyone who has sen a BBC interview has seen some pretty brutal questioning.
Suicide is about not being able to live with what you have done. It is unfortunate that Mr. Kelly slipped into a funk over this matter. Ultimately, it was his responsibility for his death, and not anyone else.
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