January 31, 2006
100
- a sadly significant statistic for this country, to be added to the in
excess of 100,000 other victims of Tony Blair's 'blood price' -
Iraqis, Americans, British and others. We must stop this madness now
before these Bush / Blair wars spread any further. Londoners come to
Parliament Square this evening to 'name the dead' and tomorrow attend
demonstrations and vigils across the country.
Message
from Rose Gentle (mother of Fusilier Gordon Gentle, killed in Basra on
28 June 2004): "Soldiers in Iraq have told me they don't want to be
there. They want to come home. They have told us to step up our
campaign of resistance to this government's war policies. We must act
now, bring the troops home and end this illegal occupation."
Message
from Reg Keys (father of Lance-Corporal Thomas Keys, killed in al-Majar
on y 24 June 2003): "Would you please convey my deepest sorrow and
sympathies to the families of the recent tragic and unnecessary deaths
in Iraq. As a person who has experienced this loss I can honestly say
"I know how you feel". Surely now is the time to focus on a
constructive exit strategy and bring home the troops from Iraq. To
remain in Iraq will merely result in a steady trickle of coffins
returning to these shores. We have to remember that troop deployment
was based on the deceit of WMD not on regime change, and to keep our
loyal troops there is to support regime change which is clearly against
international law. These service personnel have had their Oath of
Allegiance betrayed and their patriotism exploited by a Prime Minister
that lacked the integirity and moral fibre to resist the pressure of
war from President George W Bush. Had the invasion been backed by
international law and the UN and had Iraq possessed WMD which could
have threatened Britain then I am sure the families of these servicemen
killed would more readily accept and come to terms with their deaths.
One has to remember the Prime Minister's speech to the House of Commons
in February 2003 when he said: 'Saddam could stay in power if he handed
over his WMD.' Occupation will continue to be the problem not the
solution and will only encourage further attacks on British forces.
Surely it is now time to apply the soothing balm of reason, steadily
withdaw from Iraq and let Iraq heal itself.
Soldiers names...
Iraqi names...
Here's what can be done ........
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On Saturday 21 January 2006 Nottingham STWC draped Nottingham's Armed
Forces Recruitment Centre with coffin-shaped placards naming members of
the British Forces killed in Iraq ... read report and see photos
