David Kelley's "suicide" - what does it mean now?

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Blair said he took full, personal responsibility. But he told parliament, "No one lied, no one made up the intelligence" after the much-awaited report was released.

So if noone lied, then whay was David Kelley compelled to commit suicide?

"Blair's waning popularity has taken a further hit, and the government has come under enormous pressure in its battle with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which says the government hyped intelligence on Iraqi weapons to justify the invasion of Iraq. The prime minister said he would testify to judge Lord Hutton, who will investigate why weapons expert Kelly committed suicide. Hutton has indicated that the investigation may range beyond Kelly's death to wider aspects of the Iraq war.

Blair justified the "preventive" invasion by saying that Iraq had to be disarmed of banned weapons, but months after the occupation of Baghdad, no chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons have yet been found. Kelly's death has left Blair facing the worst political crisis of his six-year rule. But the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which has confirmed that Kelly was "the principal source" for its bombshell allegation, is also in deep trouble. Critics say that the BBC's acknowledgement casts doubt on its whole report, because Kelly had said he did not provide the substance of the report. The scientist had denied saying that government officials had hyped up the claim that Saddam could launch banned weapons at just 45 minutes' notice. "