THE BOMBING OF BAGDAD 2003
From
25/11/10
In a talk
on Dr David Kelly’s death, ex-trauma surgeon Dr David Halpin will argue that
the weapons inspector didn’t take his own life. By F. Pendlebury
THE death
of weapons inspector Dr David Kelly is a mystery that refuses to go away.
A team of
doctors is continuing to press for a full Coroner’s Inquest into the
circumstances of his death.
They
include former trauma surgeon Dr David Halpin formerly of Canford Cliffs who speaks about Dr Kelly
in Bournemouth tonight.
The Daily
Echo spoke to the grandfather of two beforehand to find out his views about the
weapons inspector’s death.
Dr Halpin
said: “As a surgeon I’m used to dealing with arteries. You come across them
when you’re involved in dealing with road accidents and in orthopaedic
operations and I know how arteries behave. I couldn’t accept this man had died
from haemorrhage from the small ulnar artery. I couldn’t accept that a man with
his scientific knowledge had chosen such an uncertain method of which to kill himself.”
It would
have been “very, very difficult” for Dr Kelly to have used a pruning knife to
cut through tendons and the ulnar artery, added Dr Halpin.
‘I
couldn't accept that a man with his knowledge had chosen such an uncertain
method to kill himself’
Dr David
Halpin, “Here we have a man who has chosen a knife – the worst knife for
cutting. It takes some doing to cut a tendon. The artery tends to be hidden.
The ulnar artery is not easily accessible,” he said.
Dr Halpin
does not believe that Dr Kelly was killed just “because of the sexing up of
Blair’s dossier”.
Dr Kelly was “a man of high intelligence” who had
held a high profile role at Porton Down in Salisbury where they test chemical
weapons, he said.
He might
have been about to shed some light on the type of weapons that were used in
Iraq added Dr Halpin.
“I feel
it’s what Kelly probably knew about some of the weapons used in the bombing of
Iraq,” he said.
Photographs of Ali Abbas which were never published in
the mainstream media due to their shocking content show the boy’s arms had been
incinerated.
Ali Abbas, 13 yr old Iraqi boy who lost his arms when bombed
Dr Halpin
said: “There’s no explanation for incineration of the boy’s arms or the boy’s
chest other than intense thermal
radiation. It think it was caused by a thermonuclear device. It’s likely that Dr Kelly would have
known what weapons were being used in the bombing and invasion of Iraq.
“I’m not
saying that he was assassinated. I think it seems very likely.
“What we
want is an inquest to find the truth. I am saying for several very good reasons
it appears like he was assassinated.”
And what
of the recent publication of the post-mortem report by the Ministry of Justice
despite a previous announcement it was to be kept secret for 70 years?
“It
didn’t add anything to that which was dealt with during the Hutton Inquiry in
my view,” he said.
And what
can people do if they feel that justice has not been done to Dr Kelly?
“What
they must do is to think about it and to listen to other experts, to what
doctors are saying and if they feel as we do that the due process has been
subverted they must add to the clamour and approach their MPs.
“I don’t
believe in being told by Governments what has happened. It’s important to keep
an open mind,” added Dr Halpin.
An
Attorney General Office spokesperson, said: “The Attorney General recognises
that a number of people have expressed concerns about Lord Hutton's conclusion
that Dr Kelly took his own life.
“In
accordance with the provisions of the Coroners Act 1988, he is considering
whether there is evidence to support an application to the High Court for a new
inquest."
Dr Halpin
speaks during a meeting of the
British Constitution Group
tonight at 7pm at the Durley Dean Hotel. Tickets are £5 on the door.
Body found - Dr David Kelly. July 18th 2003
