Emotions are a good thing. I am not ashamed to say that I cried for the little ones murdered in Newtown. I was particularly moved during a magnificent performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday by the Royal Choral Society of Gabrieli’s lovely O Magnum Mysterium. As an intelligence analyst however you cannot indulge in the luxury of wallowing in emotion when you are applying your mind to a problem. Apart from anything else your conclusions, if wrong, may lead to the wrong Bad Guy being taken down, although as a barrister there is always a Chinese Wall between your analysis and any kinetic application of force based upon it.

A number of us on Veterans Today have been thrashing around the issues, so apologies if you’ve seen this elsewhere. Some of these points are not mine, but arguments made to me which I consider to be sound. As always I am happy to give credit where it is due, so if anybody wants an acknowledgement I shall be happy to give it. The trolls no doubt will say ‘but you can’t accept anybody else’s argument!’ Oh yes I can, if it’s a good one. I’m not such an egotist to think I know all the answers – if I were I’d be working for Thames Valley Police (it must be nice to have a job where you can leave your brain at home!). Where I accept an argument however I am always willing to give credit to whoever came up with it. I also respect the confidentiality of communications to me.

There were clearly multiple shooters. Consensus in INTELCOM seems to be moving towards three. There is NO consensus that Adam Lanza was one of the shooters. There is no solid forensic trail between him and any of the murders. Gordon may tell you his body was brought in. I incline to the view that he was there, and participated, but I retain an open mind. At least one other shooter appears to have been briefly in custody, before being released. The public statements of the police do not match the radio intercepts.

This does not mean that every officer involved is happy with the cover-up. So far to the contrary it is clear that some of INTELCOM’s intelligence is coming from within the local police and possibly also CSP. Someone is also talking to NYPD, to judge from the leaching of information to the New York Fire Department. There is awareness in New York that they are fighting the same enemy as on 9-11. Well done by the way to the firemen for paying their respects. That was good to see.

Whole article at http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/12/23/233687/