tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713282434144514700.post7786621518453337901..comments2023-10-02T15:01:43.213+01:00Comments on Chilcot's Cheating Us: The Death of David Kelly - Did ACC Page pervert the course of justice?Andrew Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829322263100808179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713282434144514700.post-25424284475278091812011-08-23T11:45:45.123+01:002011-08-23T11:45:45.123+01:00LL,
When Page and Hutton lied in 2003 they had ev...LL,<br /><br />When Page and Hutton lied in 2003 they had every reason to expect that their lies would never seriously be re-examined.<br /><br />After all, Hutton's success in concealing murders on Bloody Sunday in 1971 (at least it appeared to be a success in 2003) led them to believe in impunity, at least for their remaining lifetime.<br /><br />I find it more surprising that in 2010/11 Grieve expected to get away with his lies to the House of Commons.<br /><br />For the moment, we are merely scratching the surface of the murky pond that Grieve inhabits.<br /><br />But things change.<br /><br />A few weeks back I imagine that Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates imagined they would continue successfully in their jobs.<br /><br />Perhaps Grieve still imagines he can continue as Attorney General and maybe he continues to harbour dreams of high political office.<br /><br />It will be fascinating to see how this develops and how it first reaches the national media.<br /><br />Kellygate is a <b>far</b> bigger scandal than Wategate was.<br /><br />And Kellygate is a <b>far</b> bigger scandal than Hackgate.Andrew Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829322263100808179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713282434144514700.post-63776102186650410792011-08-23T11:34:53.591+01:002011-08-23T11:34:53.591+01:00This is an extract from an interview of Lord Bingh...This is an extract from an interview of Lord Bingham by Stephen Moss<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/08/iraq-war-illegal-lord-bingham<br /><br />“The question of what happens if a morally unacceptable government is elected – always remember Hitler was originally voted in – is still bugging me. Surely then the rule of law would have no validity? "We have to have faith in the democratic process," he says. But if the gas chambers are being erected and the railway tracks to them built – what then? "Ultimately, and this is a very extreme situation, rebellion. Supposing a government came into power that wanted to introduce a whole lot of measures borrowed from the statute book of Nazi Germany, we would be justified in rebelling, just as we were against Charles I. Over time the good sense of the people asserts itself." It is not the job of good judges to thwart bad governments, but of good people, the inner Dr Johnson in all of us.”<br /><br />The problem we have it is not just Page that is lying; Hutton, Coe and Grieve, all protected by the “system”. “They” have decided the law doesn’t apply to them and they are right if the public allow that situation to remain.<br /><br />When Grieve stood up in Parliament and spat in the face of Justice he was not just rubbing the noses of Parliamentarians in the fact that he is empowered to publically announce his contempt of Parliament with impunity; he was also sending a message to the public which was; the rules have changed now and there’s nothing you can do about it.LancashreLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635388809036821102noreply@blogger.com