MoD admits Hoon met scientist

[Nottingham]

MoD admits Hoon met scientist

Sarah Hall and Richard Norton-Taylor
Monday July 28, 2003
The Guardian

The credibility of the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, is looking increasingly fragile after his own officials were last night forced to contradict claims that he had never spoken to David Kelly, the biological weapons expert.

The Ministry of Defence admitted that, far from never having spoken personally to Dr Kelly at any time, Mr Hoon had a conversation with the scientist "some months ago" after he collared the cabinet minister in the department canteen.

It is believed that the scientist, Britain's pre-eminent expert on Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological arms programme, used the chance meeting to warn him there was not enough evidence for a war against Iraq.

A MoD spokesman said: "Some time ago, Mr Hoon bumped into Dr Kelly in the staff canteen and they had a chat." The admission is in stark contrast to Mr Hoon's insistence until now that he had not met the adviser.

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[sonias]

1. Lying bastard Hoon

When they turn up the heat on him, he'll give up Alastair Campbell or Blair. Or he might just end up the same way as Kelly.

Sonia

[MoonAndSun]

2. The lies will all come out eventually, from all the liars involved

in this Iraq atrocity. And they will have their karma come due, in a very big way.

[umcwb]

3. Locking - Dupe

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