Dubious posting belies Blair case for ‘moral’ war

TONY BLAIR’S “moral case for war” is grossly undermined

Dubious posting belies Blair case for ‘moral’ war
Fri, 28 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
news that Brigadier Gordon Kerr, the British military intelligence officer facing prosecution for allegedly colluding with loyalist paramilitaries in the murders of Catholics in Ireland, has been sent to the Gulf to head up British spying activities in the Middle East as part of preparations for action in Iraq.

This is the third time Kerr has been promoted since he headed up the Force Research Unit (FRU), an ultra-secret arm of the British Army’s Intelligence Corps.

He has also been rewarded with both an OBE and the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.

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