[diana] … and one last thing, if I may

There are three fundamentally illogical positions taken by the 'it was simply an accident' devotees:

1] The Butler-Sloss position is not illogical in itself but it has the greatest gall if it hopes to be taken seriously. You can't blame her for doing as she has in defending her department but the notion that it was in any way a fair and impartial analysis or an impartial decision is a hoot. Hence the jury hearing, which in itself is capable of being rigged.

This is exactly like Tony doing his own investigation of cash-for-honours, then gravely announcing to the country his personal self-exoneration, announced by the most impartial and venerated commoner in the realm - namely himself.

2] The second illogical position is for someone to say: "Well, I don’t believe in all that conspiracy theory stuff. Let's just move on. Everyone's sick of it."

Well, you'd be pleased to know that this blog is also dead against conspiracy theory. The evidence in the last post was all on the record [though parts of it have subsequently been expunged by person or persons unknown] and the worst that can be said is that it is circumstantial. But it's certainly not theory. Those people really did see and say those things.

3] The third illogical position is to read but not comment, then post a counter argument without addressing the issues in this one or refuting the evidence. As if this article had never been written, in other words. When someone writes that black is white, when everyone can clearly see it's black, then either the person who wrote it is not completely au fait with the evidence or else he or she has an agenda.

This Diana thing might have been the fault of the paparazzi, it might have been the fault of Henri Paul, it might have been the sheer incompetence of officials but one thing it most certainly was not - it was not an accident.