Richard Tomlinson Sold Short?

The March issue of Eye Spy magazine has rather pulled a fast one with regards to ex-MI6 man Richard Tomlinson.

Tomlinson is perhaps best known for his observation that he was aware of an MI6 plot to kill a major political figure in the Balkans, based on the use of a blinding light in a tunnel. This would appear to have similarities to the manner some people suggest Princess Diana's car was forced to crash in Paris in 1997.

On its contents page Eye Spy comments:

"Former MI6 officer Richard Tomlinson gives evidence at the Diana Inquest - and admits he was wrong about the plot".

That is a very clear statement, but not one backed up by the content of the article on page 46 of the magazine. There we are told that Tomlinson had instead admitted that Slobodan Milosevic may not have been the intended victim of an MI6 assassination plot he became aware of whilst in the service (I was not aware he had ever been insistent it was Milosevic)
Eye Spy then adds that Tomlinson also admitted the plot may not have involved the use of a bright light, before paradoxically adding "An unnamed MI6 officer, referred to as 'A', conceded he was the creator of the "bright light plan".

I do not follow how these revelations are supposed to undermine Tomlinson's long-term hypothesis, and it certainly does not appear to back-up Eye Spy's view that Tomlinson had admitted he was 'wrong' about such a plot. Indeed even Eye Spy has to recognise Tomlinson's core point - that MI6 was willing to consider the assassination of a major European politician to obtain its perceived aims.

Nice people.

I am not sure why Eye Spy is so keen to do down Tomlinson, but he certainly does not seem to be getting the rub of the green from them in this instance.