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Why I can’t take Norman Baker seriously

Folk on the previous thread seem to think that I should have dismissed Norman Baker’s belief that David Kelly might have been murdered so quickly. The problem is when you read through the serialisation of his book is it so littered with the most incredible conspiracy theories that he insists on treating with a seriousness that they don’t deserve, that it becomes hard to take Baker seriously any more. Take this section from the extract serialised under the headline, “Could America have been involved in the death of David Kelly?

“In fact, soon after 9/11, Bush overturned the 25-year ban on state assassinations and gave the CIA permission to eliminate individuals designated by the President. Might Dr Kelly have been just such an individual? 

If so, I think it likely that America would have forewarned the British Prime Minister, though not necessarily sought his permission.

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