Wilkie : whistleblower of Iraq invasion gets apology and acknowledgement

The private apology by a Coalition leader to independent MP Andrew Wilkie who criticised the Howard government's invasion of Iraq based on fabrication of intelligence is long overdue.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/abbott-apologises-to-whistleblower-wilkie/1924006.aspx

Recalling some time ago, we showered accolades on many brave truthseekers who wanted to correct moral hazards by exposing powerful wrongdoers. http://ausletters.blogspot.com/2010/02/australian-whistleblowing-cases-more.html

It may take many years, a decade, or even a generation for the truth to be known but it must come forth. The psychological sufferings Wilkie underwent of being vilified as "unbalanced" are impossible to compensate materially or verbally in the light of now widely known foreign policy mistakes.

Some may even ask if Abbott really felt sorry and had approached Wilkie if he did not need to rope in independents to form a government.

Heroes like Wilkie are owed not just a government's apology but deserve to be commended publicly.