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(回答先: 感謝。Re: ↑質問項目の英語の原文？... 投稿者 木村愛二 日時 2003 年 8 月 24 日 12:57:09)
記事の中では「死」と書かれたり，Kelly's believed suicide（「ケリーの自殺と思われている死」とでも訳すのでしょうか）と書かれたりしていますが，世論調査においてはただの自殺となっているようです．
Blair duped us on Iraq WMD say two thirds of the public
By Colin Brown and Francis Elliott
(Filed: 24/08/2003)
More than two thirds of voters believe, from what they have heard so far in the Hutton Inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly, that they were deceived by the Government about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
The findings of an ICM poll for The Telegraph are a severe blow to Tony Blair four days before he is due to appear before the inquiry. The poll also shows that 56 per cent of voters blame the Government for Dr Kelly's believed suicide, although 40 per cent believe the weapons scientist bore responsibility for his own death.
The poll shows that 58 per cent of all voters have less trust in the Prime Minister as a direct consequence of the Kelly inquiry: 52 per cent of Labour voters said that they have now lost trust in Mr Blair.
More than half of those polled said that Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, should resign as a result of Dr Kelly's death, and 50 per cent said Alastair Campbell, Mr Blair's director of communications and strategy, should go.
Documents released last night by the inquiry reveal that Dr Kelly faced arrest earlier this year. One series of e-mails show Ministry of Defence officials discussing a request from the Metropolitan Police to interview Dr Kelly about a leaked document to Andrew Gilligan, a BBC defence correspondent, in March about the lack of known al-Qaeda links to Iraq.
MoD officials ask for a "damage assessment/impact statement if Kelly was to be arrested". The police investigation was separate to the MoD's later inquiry into the source of Gilligan's report about the intelligence being exaggerated.
The new documents increased the pressure on Mr Blair and Mr Hoon as it emerged that another senior civil servant - in addition to Sir Kevin Tebbit, the permanent secretary at the MoD - expressed reservations about forcing Dr Kelly to give evidence to two Commons committees.
Sir Michael Jay, the Foreign Office permanent secretary, agreed with his opposite number at the MoD that the request was "pushing it".
"He [Sir Michael] could see why there was concern about two appearances in one day," according to an internal memo. The public would be able to compare and contrast Dr Kelly's evidence before the two Commons committees. Sir Michael also cited the "MoD's duty of care to their staff", the day before Mr Hoon overruled official advice to force Dr Kelly to appear before the foreign affairs and intelligence committees.
There was fresh embarrassment for Mr Campbell last night. E-mails released by the inquiry showed that he personally helped narrow the field of potential candidates as journalists sought to identify the MoD "mole" on the night the MoD announced that an unnamed official had admitted meeting Gilligan.
Mr Blair will also face questions at the inquiry over No 10's alleged attempts to "coach" Dr Kelly before his appearances before the foreign affairs committee. The Prime Minister is already reported to have said he wanted the scientist "properly prepared" before giving evidence.
Evidence released yesterday showed that Downing Street wanted to ensure that Dr Kelly did not undermine the Government's case for war on Iraq when he appeared before MPs. Dr Kelly was known to doubt whether two trailers found in Iraq were, as Mr Blair suspected, mobile biological weapons factories.
The documents show that John Scarlett, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, wrote to Jonathan Powell, Mr Blair's chief of staff, on July 10 - the day before Mr Hoon formally accepted a request by MPs to interview Dr Kelly. Mr Scarlett said that the scientist needed "careful briefing in advance, especially for the public session with the FAC. His views are supportive of our key assessments, but he will be sceptical about the trailers".
A memorandum by Mr Scarlett of a meeting with Mr Blair and key officials reveals that they discussed the reaction to naming Dr Kelly. "If Dr K name becomes public will Government be criticised for putting him under 'wider pressure'? PM repeats MoD must remain in charge and follow their procedures," said the note.
The Prime Minister, who will consult ministers and officials today at Chequers, will have to defend himself against accusations that he ordered Dr Kelly to be "outed" and put political expediency before his duty of care to a senior Whitehall official.
It is understood that Mr Blair will point out that he at first resisted pressure to name Dr Kelly. The Prime Minister can also point to his repeated instructions that the case should be handled by the MoD according to "whatever processes are normal".
Mr Blair can take some comfort from the poll. In spite of their clear conviction that they were misled about the existence of weapons of mass destruction, a majority - 54 per cent - still believe it was right to go to war to remove Saddam.
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