`  JDF- it has harmed Wessely's standing further within the ME community ie that group of patients he claims to have ``helped``. Your dismissal of one study is also very poor science given the weight of other evidence on gulf war syndrome- I note you make no reference to hooper's work. Perhaps you should consider that the reason Wessely is so criticised is that he is so desperately wrong. I think the personal attack is well justified as you are acting in such a bigoted way and claiming neutrality as your modus operandi. This is the foulest form of ``science``. Go read Chomsky.`