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Military Families/PTSD
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Written by Mark Krantz
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Friday, 22 January 2010 15:34 |
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 When Tony Blair was last in Manchester in 2006 Military Families Against the War held a Peace Camp in St Peter Square.
Karla Ellis, whose brother Lee was killed in Iraq, was there. Still campaigning four years later she recently helped deliver to 10 Downing St petitions signed by thousands of people demanding an end to the war in Afghanistan. At the press conference she explained:
"We are there fighting for the politicians agenda. But it is not the politicians who are dying. It is the soldiers losing their lives, its the families losing their loved ones.'
Lily Walker from Tameside, the mother of a serving British soldier who has done four tours in Iraq was also at the Manchester Peace Camp. When asked about the Iraq Enquiry she said,
“I would like to say to Blair that people have lost their lives for the whim of one man. Nothing can justify that. I feel insulted by Tony Blair – my son was only 17 when he joined the army. We were never given all the facts even though we entrusted his well-being to the government. This enquiry is not enough,” said Lilly. “It should set a precedent and apportion blame. If it doesn’t do that then it’s all a waste of money.”
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 16:43 |
Military Families/PTSD 
