Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The betrayal of a soldier: Coroner in blistering attack on ministers at inquest!
Read this An utter disgrace!
"In a more honourable Government would have resulted in resignations!"
(Unfortunately this government doesn't know the meaning of the word honour!)
"Levels of pay are a constant grumble, as Tony Blair discovered when visited Afghanistan last month.Several soldiers told the Prime Minister that a basic marine, who is paid just over £12,000,could have earned double in the fire service!"
(I was taking home under £1000 a month in Iraq before I got promoted!)
"Levels of recruitment are holding up,but 9,200 left last year before their period of engagement was up.The armed forces are 5,170 under strength!"
(I was one of them,I quit as soon as I returned from Iraq!)
"According to MoD figures,1,897 soldiers have returned from Iraq with mental health problems, of which 278 have post-traumatic stress disorder,while others suffer depression,acute anxiety or turn to drink or drugs to cope with their problems!"
(I should know I'm one of them-Drink not drugs!)
"The standard-issue army rifle, the SA80 A2, has been dogged by problems, particularly when salt-water and sand interfered with its mechanism. The rifle has been upgraded but complaints persist!"
(This I disagree with,the A2 is a damn good rifle!)
"A quarter of British soldiers killed by hostile action in Iraq were traveling in "snatch" Land Rovers - vehicles designed for Northern Ireland rather than the arid conditions of Iraq and Afghanistan.They are bullet-proof, but provide no protection from improvised roadside bombs!"
(They've started to get better wagons but it's three years too late for our dead!)
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This just about sums up our pathetic government! a man has lost his life and left children fatherless and a woman widowed because of cost cutting! Our politicians are currently trying to vote THEMSELVES a 40% payrise whilst continuing to cut the funds for our armed forces1 Well what about this for an idea then ? why doesnt the health and safety executive now prosecute the government for failing to proveide the proper equipment for their employees to do their job safely? the government has a duty of care to their employees just the same as every other employer! we will never get a judicial prosecution but what about the H&S? they have the power to prosecute and can get the head of the company[Blair] jailed if he is foungd guilty!
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