Alan Simpson and William Perry were members of the Iraq Study Group and helped write the panel's report.

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Yet while this quiet tale of missed opportunities might scan as tragic in the hands of, say, William Trevor, Ms Simpson succeeds only in making it exceptionally dull.

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Simpson, William Kennedy Smith, JonBenet Ramsey and Michael Peterson.

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The letter was signed by Nigel Dodds, Jeffrey Donaldson, Gregory Campbell, William McCrea, Sammy Wilson, David Simpson, Ian Paisley Junior and Jim Shannon.

BBC: Ian Paisley Jr

"Christopher Grenfell has been found guilty of breaking into Mr and Mrs Simpson's home to steal the keys for their Land Rover and then, with William MacVicar, stealing that vehicle, " he said.

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