In message k.net,
Steven P. McNicoll writes
"Paul J. Adam" wrote in message
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There is a difference between "knowing the names of the relevant
colleages" and "being at liberty to post them".

Well, if they were publicly stating that Iraq had no WMD prior to the
invasion, why wouldn't you be at liberty to post their names now?

Who said "publicly stating"? That's your invention, not mine. We were
talking shop during a predeployment training exercise, not hosting a
press conference.

I went through RTMC Chilwell with a number of fellow analysts from
Porton who were immediately (mid-course!) deployed to Iraq to look for
the WME that were supposedly sure to be found. They expected to find
very little, but were willing to be surprised. And that's as much detail
as I'm happy to give.

Who do you think you're fooling?

Why should I care? You'll either listen, or ignore what I say because
it's inconvenient. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, drink coffee
from the commemorative mug.

(Out of interest, how many fielded analysts do *you* know and how
enthusiastically did they believe the claims that Iraq was awash in
WMEs?)

--
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
Julius Caesar I:2

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk