Go onto arrse and ask them what they think about Mike Jackson....
He was receiving unfavourable comments (usually blunter and much less flattering than those made about CAS or CDS ) before Telic kicked off, and his reputation went further south on those means subsequently. The difference appears to have been that the press bought into the whole 'Prince of Darkness' legend and didn't print the unfavourable observations about him that were rampant, particularly at the time of FAS and the publication of his book.