John Scarlett
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| Born | 18 August 1948 Southwark, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College (Oxford) |
MI6 chief 2004-2009 | |
Sir John McLeod "Dodgy Dossier" Scarlett was appointed Director of Security and Public Affairs (and Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee) one week before 9/11. In 2004 he was made head of MI6. He had previously been head of the Intelligence and Securities Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. Commenting on his business career, Craig Murray remarked that Scarlett "is synonymous with crooked security operations and personally wrote the notorious dossier of lies on Iraqi WMD".[1]
MI6 career
A fluent Russian speaker, he joined MI6 in 1970 and during his early career served in Nairobi, Moscow and Paris.
He went on to be in charge of Britain's station in Moscow.[2]
Dodgy Dossier
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Scarlett chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee from 3 September 2001. In this role he had responsibility for the dodgy dossier on alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction published by the UK Government in September 2002. [3]
Statoil Appointment
Scarlett was appoint as 'Strategic Advisor' to Norwegian energy company Statoil in May 2011. [4]
SC Strategy Ltd
In October 2012 Scarlett became one of 3 directors of SC Strategy Ltd, the others being Alexander Carlile and James Arbuthnot.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/02/assange-judges-husband-runs-security-firm-ex-head-mi6/
- ↑ BBC News Profile: John Scarlett, 26 August 2003, accessed 26 February 2008
- ↑ Hutton Inquiry Hearing Transcripts. Tuesday, 26 August 2003, Morning
- ↑ Statoil hires ‘dodgy’ ex MI6 head - The Foreigner 23 May 2011