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The "Hows" of Brit Complicity in Iraq War

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:27:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: very interesting article on Blair, the Brit Generals and lack of Parliament's inclusion in decisions to go to war.

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The Kings of England

By George Monbiot

If you doubt that Britain needs a written constitution, listen to the strangely unbalanced discussion broadcast by the BBC on Friday. The Today programme asked Lord Guthrie, formerly chief of the defence staff, and Sir Kevin Tebbit, until recently the senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence, if parliament should decide whether or not this country goes to war. The discussion was a terrifying exposure of the privileges of unaccountable power. It explained as well as anything I have heard how Britain became party to a crime that might have killed a million people.

What if they gave a war and the Generals RESIGNED?

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:09:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The more the merrier...Generals, Majors, Captains, Lt.'s, Sgt.'s...V.P.'s...

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US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack

http://www.timesonline.co.uk
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SOME of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources.

Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before President George Bush leaves office. The read more

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