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Friday, October 28, 2005 |
1:30:09 PM 
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Guardian: "An RAF doctor who refused to serve in Iraq because he believed the decision to go to war was 'manifestly illegal' stood by his actions at a court martial yesterday."
ICH: "A Royal Air Force officer is about to be tried before a military court for refusing to return to Iraq because the war is illegal. Malcolm Kendall-Smith is the first British officer to face criminal charges for challenging the legality of the invasion and occupation. He is not a conscientious objector; he has completed two tours in Iraq. When he came home the last time, he studied the reasons given for attacking Iraq and concluded he was breaking the law. His position is supported by international lawyers all over the world, not least by Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, who said in September last year: 'The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN Charter.'"
ICH: "The former head of Abu Ghraib, Col. Janis Karpinski, admits she broke the Geneva Conventions: 'We all knew it was contrary to the Geneva Conventions. And we were told that this - these instructions were being given by Secretary Rumsfeld'."
ABC: "Several cases of corruption in the military ranks have revealed a dangerous vulnerability in the nation's security, ABC News has learned.
Dozens of active and former soldiers have abused their military uniforms and authority in a drug smuggling ring, government sources tell ABC News."
1:13:45 PM
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Guardian: "The increased debate taking place inside the Labour party on the question of Trident replacement is welcome. We see no legitimate political, military or moral reason for replacing Trident. It is estimated that this would cost at least £15bn, which would be better spent on defeating poverty here and abroad, and providing for employment, education and health. A replacement would contravene the UK's commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. At the 2000 review conference on the treaty, the UK and the other four declared nuclear-weapons states gave an 'unequivocal undertaking to work towards the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals'. We therefore urge all Labour MPs to oppose Trident replacement and press for policies that will lead to genuine peace and security.
Lindsey Duncan, Joanne Harris, Marian Keyes, Adrian Mitchell, Harold Pinter, Kate Hudson (chair, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)"
1:04:45 PM
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