British Armed Forces
- The Military Covenant with our Armed Forces is not being honoured.
- MOD caused major delays by mishandling purchasing contracts for military equipment.
- MOD civilian staff received £353 Million in bonuses.
- Civilian MOD staff, working in the UK, received the same "Afghanistan Medal" that front line troops are awarded.
- Whitehall MOD buildings refurbished to high luxurious standard at a cost of £2.3 Billion.
- Senior Military Officers spent £230 Million on hotels and dining, but ONLY £16 on upgrading troop's accommodation.
- Serving personnel on the front line in Afghanistan are still not being supplied with correct equipment.
- MOD has failed to provide effective armoured vehicles, body armour, night vision goggles, FLIR goggles and sufficient helicopters.
- Barracks and family housing remain sub-standard, classified as unfit for civilians and the prison population.
- Lack of purpose built military hospitals to provide specialist care for troops severely wounded in battle.
- Lack of after-care for troops once they leave the Services.
The Iraq Inquiry
The Iraq inquiry comprising a 5 man committee headed by Sir John Chilcot has started it's investigation.
- Gordon Brown will not be called to give evidence so as to avoid embarrassing questions before the General Election.
- Witnesses will not have to swear to tell the truth. (This will let Tony Blair off the hook).
- The investigation will have NO judicial standing, so no sanctions against those who lied.
- The 5 strong committee will not allow barristers to cross examine witnesses.
Several facts have so far emerged from the Chilcot inquiry.
- Tony Blair and George Bush signed a secret deal ONE YEAR before the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein.
- Blair deceived Parliament and the British people by taking the UK into war in Iraq based on lies that Iraq possessed weapons on mass destruction.
- Blair and Bush had no clear objectives, no clear strategy and no clear plans for post war outcomes.
- Blair ignored advice from the most senior British law officer, that the invasion of Iraq was illegal.
- The result of Blair's hidden agenda was that the invasion was a rushed operation, lacking in coherence and so under-resourced that British troops were placed in unnecessary danger.
- Gordon Brown starved the military of the necessary funding to conduct the Iraq war.
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