Guest Jon:

"The evidence we have been shown includes the Brittish Government's usage of documents produced by a student. How can that be considered credible evidence when presented as government dossier?"

Some information on the above, as from what you have written above clearly shows that you have not bothered to look at what was produced.

1. The paper was a post-graduate thesis - so if you are going to refer to it, please refer to it correctly, there is a marked difference between a student and a post-graduate student working for a doctorate.

2. The thesis was written after "Desert Storm" it was written based on a wealth of captured Iraqi documents. The work was subject to critical acedemic review. Taking those two factors into consideration - the thesis is highly credible.

3. The topic of the thesis related to Iraqi internal security organisations and their mode of operation in time of war and peace. The author of the paper, when interviewed stated that what he wrote is accurate and remains relevant. His only comments with regard to how his paper was used centred on the fact that he had not been credited with the work, and that the British had slightly exaggerated the number of Iraqi security organisations.

So if you wish to refer to this in future, Post-Graduate Student (So the author would have beeen around 24-25 years old when he wrote it). What the subject of the thesis was. What source material was used. The authors own comments as to the accuracy and current relevance of his paper.