Comments on: How new is this? http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387 Everything about the Chilcot Inquiry in one place Wed, 8 Sep 2010 22:37:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Iain Paton (former RAF) http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387&cpage=1#comment-449 Iain Paton (former RAF) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:37:57 +0000 http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387#comment-449 Hutton is rightly criticised for the latter part of the inquiry and the conclusions, but the publication scheme and open hearings were commendable. I hope the Telegraph publishes the documents if the Chilcot inquiry doesn't. Most will be restricted, maybe confidential - Hutton published up to Secret as I recall. Can't remember what Butler put out. I'm sure Chilcot won't want a trickle of revelations from the Telegraph in the same way they eked out the MPs expenses details! Hutton is rightly criticised for the latter part of the inquiry and the conclusions, but the publication scheme and open hearings were commendable.

I hope the Telegraph publishes the documents if the Chilcot inquiry doesn’t. Most will be restricted, maybe confidential – Hutton published up to Secret as I recall. Can’t remember what Butler put out.

I’m sure Chilcot won’t want a trickle of revelations from the Telegraph in the same way they eked out the MPs expenses details!

]]> By: Chris Ames http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387&cpage=1#comment-448 Chris Ames Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387#comment-448 Yes Iain, you are right that it is about timing. If Gilligan and the Telegraph can run a story and get attention on the back of the Inquiry, good luck to them. The interesting thing about the way that the media works is that if stuff does come into the public domain "under the radar" it can more or less disappear. But that is where things like the Digest come in. I notice that the story is getting picked up elsewhere, including by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8372807.stm which says that the Telegraph is publishing the documents. But I don't think they are. Yes Iain, you are right that it is about timing. If Gilligan and the Telegraph can run a story and get attention on the back of the Inquiry, good luck to them. The interesting thing about the way that the media works is that if stuff does come into the public domain “under the radar” it can more or less disappear. But that is where things like the Digest come in.

I notice that the story is getting picked up elsewhere, including by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8372807.stm
which says that the Telegraph is publishing the documents. But I don’t think they are.

]]> By: Iain Paton (former RAF) http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387&cpage=1#comment-447 Iain Paton (former RAF) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:51 +0000 http://www.iraqinquirydigest.org/?p=3387#comment-447 I think timing is everything. These leaks can slip under the radar, but if they are aligned to the inquiry then there will be a public expectation that the material is reviewed and used to interview witnesses in public. I doubt that the material leaked has the potential to damage operational effectiveness. I was at one "lessons learned" inquiry for a particular aspect of operations and I doubt the classification was above Restricted. Sensitive material will relate to special forces and precise equipment capabilities. So these documents could be published by the Inquiry, redacted as required. I'd expect the Telegraph to publish and be damned if the Chilcot inquiry drags its heels....as for MPs expenses! I think timing is everything. These leaks can slip under the radar, but if they are aligned to the inquiry then there will be a public expectation that the material is reviewed and used to interview witnesses in public.

I doubt that the material leaked has the potential to damage operational effectiveness. I was at one “lessons learned” inquiry for a particular aspect of operations and I doubt the classification was above Restricted.

Sensitive material will relate to special forces and precise equipment capabilities. So these documents could be published by the Inquiry, redacted as required. I’d expect the Telegraph to publish and be damned if the Chilcot inquiry drags its heels….as for MPs expenses!

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