"I have known him for a number of years. He does not strike me as a charlatan or a liar," Kirby said. If the BMJ allegations are true, then Wakefield "did a terrible thing" -- but he added, "I personally find it hard to believe that he did that."

-- "Retracted autism study an 'elaborate fraud,' British journal finds"
Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/index.html