Campbell fails lie detector test

CF has been watching Alastair Campbell on television (thanks, tvcatchup.com). According to the BBC's report, he's busy defending "every word" of the Iraq dossier.

That's hard to tell with the sound off (necessary at work, of course).

But there's one thing that's very easy to concentrate on, especially without sound, and that's Bad Al's body language.

In the last 10 minutes alone, CF has spotted the following:

• AC seems a little 'stiffer', less relaxed, than a normal public appearance: his face is very still;
  
• He repeatedly lifts his hand to his face, often covering his mouth;
  
• Is it the TV lights, or is Al a bit paler than usual?
  
• You can see Campbell's chest rsing and falling as he breathes deeply, seeming to sigh between questions;
  
• His lips seem thin, and a little tighter than normal;
  
• Alastair's shoulders are pulled up, and his elbows are tucked in to his sides between gesticulations;
• He frequently looks to the left while answering questions.

So what does all of this mean? Come off it, you know what it means: these are all classic signs that the person is ... lying.

You can also see him pausing to listen to questions, then twitching, then pausing again before commencing an answer. Guess what that's a sign of? Yup.

Alastair Campbell is sitting there, in front of the committee, in front of observers, and in front of television cameras, and he's lying and lying and lying.

But then, hey, we all fucking knew he would.

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