Comments on: Early Day Motion for Gilad Shalit

By: ICLA Joins Campaign To Free Gilad Shalit :: Liberties Alliance

ICLA Joins Campaign To Free Gilad Shalit :: Liberties Alliance — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:39:05 +0000

[...] UK members and other UK readers of this post should also write to their MP highlighting the case and asking them to sign the following Early Day Motion (Hat Tip: Oy Va Goy!) [...]

By: Jonathan S

Jonathan S — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:42:46 +0000

I wrote to my MP, , and it seems that she has signed, which is good.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:04:28 +0000

Welp, I emailed my local guy (Keith Hill – Streatham).

He wrote this:

http://www.keithhillmp.org.uk/westminster/justice-for-the-palestinians-security-for-the-israelis.html

…so we’ll see what happens.

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:35:14 +0000

Oh and for the record my MP is Adam Afriyie http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/adam_afriyie/windsor
I’ll let you know of any response from him.

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:52:24 +0000

They have every reason to be unhappy, I agree.
The post to which you are responding (ie not this one) was about the Western anti-war movement and its widespread hypocrisies.
Please retract your description of Gilad Shalit as a “stormtrooper” if you want to comment further on this or any other post here.
Thanks.

By: outrage athletics

outrage athletics — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:30:03 +0000

Respect and gratitude to the brave men and women of the UK forces for their exertions over the past six years. They stand head and shoulders above the miserable creatures who are their critics.So sez Chas.
By Monday night, father-of-two Mr Mousa was dead. A post-mortem examination found he had suffered extensive injuries “consistent with a systematic beating”.

In his opening statement to Sir William Gage’s public inquiry into the death, requested by former Defence Secretary Des Browne in July 2008, Mr Elias said new evidence has emerged that Mr Mousa’s catastrophic injuries were deliberately inflicted.

“Statements to this inquiry now suggest perhaps a greater degree of deliberation than has hitherto been described,” he said.

He also said that Sir William’s investigation would look at the “scandalous” allegations that soldiers tried to manipulate the detainees’ moans into an “orchestrated choir”.

Mr Elias said the abuses, and the way in which Mr Mousa died, raised “serious questions” about troop behaviour in Iraq that it was vital to examine in detail.
I suppose you think the family of this man are “miserable creatures”.Chas.Certainly they have reason to be unhappy at the way he was murdered.Or do you think otherwise?

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:25:19 +0000

Not sure why but I feel optimistic for Gilad.

By: Jonathan S

Jonathan S — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:24:10 +0000

As ever, my thought and prayers are with Gilad. I have written to Sarah Teather, my MP. I hope she signs. And I hope it helps make the British government put extra pressure on those it can influence who might release him. And I hope he is released soon, and well.

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:18:35 +0000

Yawn @ ‘outrage athletics’

Lol @ Chaz

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:08:42 +0000

Nothing like a good vent.