All those who help with this will get posts in the peace forces
exiled sheep | 13.05.2003 17:02
"If anyone needed any further evidence of the depravity of Saddam's
regime, this atrocity provides it.
"It is yet one more flagrant breach of all the proper conventions of war.
"[...] it is an act
of cruelty beyond comprehension. Indeed, it is beyond the comprehension
of anyone with an ounce of humanity in their souls."
-- when I am in power I will never lie like this in Washington!
regime, this atrocity provides it.
"It is yet one more flagrant breach of all the proper conventions of war.
"[...] it is an act
of cruelty beyond comprehension. Indeed, it is beyond the comprehension
of anyone with an ounce of humanity in their souls."
-- when I am in power I will never lie like this in Washington!
All information provided as to what happened to the military inquiry on this will be rewarded with top positions in the UK peace force I will form.
If you are a tory holding back any information to be used at the right moment to topple th labour party, I promise you that you will be punished as someone who hindered justice being done to the illegal invasion of Iraq.
Without much ado you are pointed to two news articles from late March.
--------------------------------------
OUR LUKE WAS NOT EXECUTED
By Stephen Moyes and James Hardy
Daily Mirror (UK) March 28, 2003
THE heartbroken sister of ambushed soldier Luke Allsopp insisted last
night: "My brother was not executed."
Nina Allsopp hit out at "lies" surrounding his death.
Grieving Nina - 29 today - said: "We have been told by the Army that Luke
died in action.
"The Colonel from his barracks came around to our house to tell us he was
not executed. Luke's Land Rover was ambushed and he died instantly.
"The Colonel told us he was doing what he could to set the record
straight. We are very angry.
"It makes a big difference to us knowing that he died quickly. We can't
understand why people are lying about what happened.
"It must be a mistake. It's important to us that people know the truth.
That people know what really happened."
Nina was stunned when she heard the PM had gone on TV to denounce the
"executions" of Sapper Luke, 24, and Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth, 36.
Mr Blair, speaking in America, condemned gruesome footage of the dead
soldiers shown on Iraqi TV as an act of cruelty beyond comprehension.
Describing the images as a "reality" of Saddam Hussein's regime he said:
"His thugs prepared to kill their own people, the parading of prisoners
of war, and now the release of those pictures of executed British
soldiers...
"If anyone needed any further evidence of the depravity of Saddam's
regime, this atrocity provides it.
"It is yet one more flagrant breach of all the proper conventions of war.
"More than that, to the families of the soldiers involved, it is an act
of cruelty beyond comprehension. Indeed, it is beyond the comprehension
of anyone with an ounce of humanity in their souls."
The PM added: "On behalf of the British Government, I would like to offer
my condolences particularly to the families and friends of those two
brave young men who died in the service of their country and of the
ordinary Iraqi people to whom we are determined to bring a better
future."
But last night Nina said at the family's home in Dagenham, Essex: "I have
not been able to watch the TV reports or listen to the Prime Minister
talking of an execution.
"It's so upsetting. And it's not what happened to Luke."
Later Mr Blair refused to give further details of what he knew about the
soldiers' deaths.
Pressed by reporters about his claim they were executed, he would only
say: "The reason I used the language I did was because of the
circumstances that we know."
Respected TV political editor Adam Boulton was one of those who quizzed
Mr Blair at Camp David over his claim.
He commented on Sky News last night: "Whether it was wise for the Prime
Minister to use a word like 'execute' without being entirely sure only
time will tell."
Mr Blair's official spokesman later admitted there was no conclusive
proof that the soldiers had been executed.
He said: "It is a terrible thing to talk in these terms, but since we
don't have the two bodies we can't be absolutely sure.
"But every piece of information we have points in the direction of these
men having been executed in a very brutal fashion.
"It includes the fact that the two bodies were found some distance from
the vehicles in which they were travelling and had lost their protective
equipment, flak jackets and helmets. It does point in that direction."
A spokeswoman for the MoD agreed that it was likely the soldiers had been
executed. She said: "They were found without their protective equipment,
which suggests they could have been executed."
But Iraq strongly denied the claim. Information Minister Mohammad Saeed
al-Sahaf accused Mr Blair of twisting the truth.
He said when Iraq released pictures of the soldiers "the situation became
tense in Britain because the British Prime Minister lied to the public".
He added: "To launch a psychological war on us he said, 'You have
executed (them)'.
"We haven't executed anyone.
They are either killed in the battlefield or the rest are captured."
Iraqi TV showed the dead soldiers lying on their backs near their
vehicle. One appeared to have been shot in the chest while the other's
wounds were unclear.
British military commanders were "shocked and appalled" by the graphic
images. The commander of
UK forces in the Gulf, Air Marshal Brian Burridge, described the decision
to show them as "deplorable". He added: "All media must be aware of the
limits of taste and decency."
Sapper Luke and Staff Sgt Cullingworth were members of 33 Engineer
Regiment - a bomb disposal unit of the Royal Engineers based at Carver
Barracks, Wimbish, Essex.
They were killed after their Land Rover was ambushed in the border town
of Safwan, Southern Iraq.
Their role was to clear mines laid by the retreating Iraqi army. They
were on their way to join colleagues sweeping for booby traps when they
were attacked.
Staff Sgt Cullingworth and his wife Allison had been married for almost
10 years. They have two sons - James, nine, and three-year-old Jack.
The popular soldier had been on tours of duty in other trouble spots,
including the Balkans and Afghanistan. Sapper Luke had not seen action
before, although he had served in Kenya and Cyprus.
Last night his long-term girlfriend Katie was being comforted by family
and friends.
Sister Nina recalled last night how their mum, Christine, who died of
cancer seven months ago, always called him her "little soldier".
Luke's step-father Michael Pawsey said: "The Army brought his wonderful
character to the fore.
"Before signing up a couple of years ago, he was a car mechanic and
glorified panel beater.
"He loved everything about his new job - the camaraderie and sense of
achievement. The feeling that he was serving his country.
"Going to the Gulf, he was doing what he wanted to do. We are numb at the
news. But so, so proud of him."
mirrornews@mgn.co.uk
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12783733&method=full&siteid=50143
----------
Iraq denies executing British soldiers
BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Iraq denied a charge by
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday that it
had executed British soldiers captured in the U.S.-led
war on Iraq.
In an interview with Abu Dhabi television, Iraqi
Information Minister Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaf said that
Blair had "lied to the public" about the soldiers and
added: "We haven't executed anyone."
At a joint news conference with U.S. President George
W. Bush in Camp David, Maryland, Blair denounced Iraq
for releasing "those pictures of executed British
soldiers".
Sahaf said that when Iraq released pictures of burnt
British soldiers, "the situation became tense in
Britain because the British prime minister lied to the
public".
"To launch a psychological war on us he said you have
executed (them)," Sahaf said. "We haven't executed
anyone."
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
The archives of South News can be found at
http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/southnews/
If you are a tory holding back any information to be used at the right moment to topple th labour party, I promise you that you will be punished as someone who hindered justice being done to the illegal invasion of Iraq.
Without much ado you are pointed to two news articles from late March.
--------------------------------------
OUR LUKE WAS NOT EXECUTED
By Stephen Moyes and James Hardy
Daily Mirror (UK) March 28, 2003
THE heartbroken sister of ambushed soldier Luke Allsopp insisted last
night: "My brother was not executed."
Nina Allsopp hit out at "lies" surrounding his death.
Grieving Nina - 29 today - said: "We have been told by the Army that Luke
died in action.
"The Colonel from his barracks came around to our house to tell us he was
not executed. Luke's Land Rover was ambushed and he died instantly.
"The Colonel told us he was doing what he could to set the record
straight. We are very angry.
"It makes a big difference to us knowing that he died quickly. We can't
understand why people are lying about what happened.
"It must be a mistake. It's important to us that people know the truth.
That people know what really happened."
Nina was stunned when she heard the PM had gone on TV to denounce the
"executions" of Sapper Luke, 24, and Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth, 36.
Mr Blair, speaking in America, condemned gruesome footage of the dead
soldiers shown on Iraqi TV as an act of cruelty beyond comprehension.
Describing the images as a "reality" of Saddam Hussein's regime he said:
"His thugs prepared to kill their own people, the parading of prisoners
of war, and now the release of those pictures of executed British
soldiers...
"If anyone needed any further evidence of the depravity of Saddam's
regime, this atrocity provides it.
"It is yet one more flagrant breach of all the proper conventions of war.
"More than that, to the families of the soldiers involved, it is an act
of cruelty beyond comprehension. Indeed, it is beyond the comprehension
of anyone with an ounce of humanity in their souls."
The PM added: "On behalf of the British Government, I would like to offer
my condolences particularly to the families and friends of those two
brave young men who died in the service of their country and of the
ordinary Iraqi people to whom we are determined to bring a better
future."
But last night Nina said at the family's home in Dagenham, Essex: "I have
not been able to watch the TV reports or listen to the Prime Minister
talking of an execution.
"It's so upsetting. And it's not what happened to Luke."
Later Mr Blair refused to give further details of what he knew about the
soldiers' deaths.
Pressed by reporters about his claim they were executed, he would only
say: "The reason I used the language I did was because of the
circumstances that we know."
Respected TV political editor Adam Boulton was one of those who quizzed
Mr Blair at Camp David over his claim.
He commented on Sky News last night: "Whether it was wise for the Prime
Minister to use a word like 'execute' without being entirely sure only
time will tell."
Mr Blair's official spokesman later admitted there was no conclusive
proof that the soldiers had been executed.
He said: "It is a terrible thing to talk in these terms, but since we
don't have the two bodies we can't be absolutely sure.
"But every piece of information we have points in the direction of these
men having been executed in a very brutal fashion.
"It includes the fact that the two bodies were found some distance from
the vehicles in which they were travelling and had lost their protective
equipment, flak jackets and helmets. It does point in that direction."
A spokeswoman for the MoD agreed that it was likely the soldiers had been
executed. She said: "They were found without their protective equipment,
which suggests they could have been executed."
But Iraq strongly denied the claim. Information Minister Mohammad Saeed
al-Sahaf accused Mr Blair of twisting the truth.
He said when Iraq released pictures of the soldiers "the situation became
tense in Britain because the British Prime Minister lied to the public".
He added: "To launch a psychological war on us he said, 'You have
executed (them)'.
"We haven't executed anyone.
They are either killed in the battlefield or the rest are captured."
Iraqi TV showed the dead soldiers lying on their backs near their
vehicle. One appeared to have been shot in the chest while the other's
wounds were unclear.
British military commanders were "shocked and appalled" by the graphic
images. The commander of
UK forces in the Gulf, Air Marshal Brian Burridge, described the decision
to show them as "deplorable". He added: "All media must be aware of the
limits of taste and decency."
Sapper Luke and Staff Sgt Cullingworth were members of 33 Engineer
Regiment - a bomb disposal unit of the Royal Engineers based at Carver
Barracks, Wimbish, Essex.
They were killed after their Land Rover was ambushed in the border town
of Safwan, Southern Iraq.
Their role was to clear mines laid by the retreating Iraqi army. They
were on their way to join colleagues sweeping for booby traps when they
were attacked.
Staff Sgt Cullingworth and his wife Allison had been married for almost
10 years. They have two sons - James, nine, and three-year-old Jack.
The popular soldier had been on tours of duty in other trouble spots,
including the Balkans and Afghanistan. Sapper Luke had not seen action
before, although he had served in Kenya and Cyprus.
Last night his long-term girlfriend Katie was being comforted by family
and friends.
Sister Nina recalled last night how their mum, Christine, who died of
cancer seven months ago, always called him her "little soldier".
Luke's step-father Michael Pawsey said: "The Army brought his wonderful
character to the fore.
"Before signing up a couple of years ago, he was a car mechanic and
glorified panel beater.
"He loved everything about his new job - the camaraderie and sense of
achievement. The feeling that he was serving his country.
"Going to the Gulf, he was doing what he wanted to do. We are numb at the
news. But so, so proud of him."
mirrornews@mgn.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12783733&method=full&siteid=50143 ----------
Iraq denies executing British soldiers
BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Iraq denied a charge by
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday that it
had executed British soldiers captured in the U.S.-led
war on Iraq.
In an interview with Abu Dhabi television, Iraqi
Information Minister Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaf said that
Blair had "lied to the public" about the soldiers and
added: "We haven't executed anyone."
At a joint news conference with U.S. President George
W. Bush in Camp David, Maryland, Blair denounced Iraq
for releasing "those pictures of executed British
soldiers".
Sahaf said that when Iraq released pictures of burnt
British soldiers, "the situation became tense in
Britain because the British prime minister lied to the
public".
"To launch a psychological war on us he said you have
executed (them)," Sahaf said. "We haven't executed
anyone."
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
The archives of South News can be found at
http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/southnews/
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