Phanphix
"on at least two occasions, the board of inquiry has put back its report following information emerging in the media."
How on earth do you know that? Are you more intimately involved with the BOI proceedings than those involved with the Nimrod or even those that know the BOI members, or are you just speculating on this point as you do on most things? If you have hard evidence present it otherwise keep quiet.
I know the board of inquiry has put back its findings on two separate occasions because that has been confirmed by the MoD. I can say when it happened but I cannot of course say why.
But that this happened on each occasion directly after information emerged in the media is not in doubt and if you go back a few pages to the emails released by Tapper's Dad you will find him being blamed by one of your colleagues at Kinloss for delaying the report.
I assume that the response you quoted is a post at the end of the TimesOnline article since it is not awaiting moderation on my blog. I'm sorry it hasnt been put up there but were I you I should not assume that this is some sort of conspiracy. I've posted politely on numerous occasions at the end of articles on football and never managed to get one published. They all have to be moderated and I doubt this is done on either a 24-hour or a full-time basis. Please feel free to put it on my blog ref-ed by DV and Tucumseh.
http://timesonline.typepad.com/mick_...-report-i.html
I can guarantee it will go up - I moderate it myself - and it will have more longevity there than at the end of an article that has already been swallowed up by the next day's news.