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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  MPs' GRILLING OF WEAPONS 'MOLE' KELLY Fri Jul 18 2003 10:49:35 ET David Kelly was angry and deeply unhappy about his experience giving evidence to the foreign affairs select committee, said a family friend who has spoken to the MoD official's wife. During the hearing Dr Kelly, dressed in a light grey suit, sat hunched over the desk in front of him, often with his hands clasped together as he answered the MPs' questions. On several occasions he was asked to raise his voice because he was speaking too quietly to be heard. Here are excerpts from the committee hearing on July 15: Andrew Mackinlay, Labour MP for Thurrock: "This afternoon, can you tell me those journalists who you do recall having met in the timescale - what are their names?" Dr Kelly: "Having met?" Mr Mackinlay: "Yes." Dr Kelly: "I've met very few journalists." Mr Mackinlay: "I've heard 'few'. Who are the ones in your mind's eye at the moment? What's their names?" Dr Kelly: "That will be provided to you by the Ministry of Defence." Mr Mackinlay: "No, no, I'm asking you now. This is the high court of Parliament and I want you to tell the committee who you met." Dr Kelly: "On this occasion it would be proper if the Ministry of Defence communicated that to you." Mr Mackinlay: "Do you know of any other enquiries which have gone on in the department to seek the source, to clarify, in addition to you or instead of you, or apart from you? None whatsoever? No? "I reckon you're chaff. You've been thrown up to divert our probing. Have you ever felt like the fall guy? I mean, you've been set up haven't you?" Dr Kelly: "That's not a question I can answer." Mr Mackinlay: "But do you feel that?" Dr Kelly: "No, I accept the process that's going on." Sir John Stanley, Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling: "You were being exploited to rubbish Mr Gilligan and his source, quite clearly." Dr Kelly: "I've just found myself in this position out of my own honesty of acknowledging the fact that I had interacted with him." END |
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