Mother of soldier killed in Iraq starts withdrawal petition

[Nambe]

Independent Digital (UK) Ltd

The mother of a British soldier killed in an Iraqi ambush has launched a petition for the withdrawal of UK troops as she prepares to sue the Ministry of Defence over the death of her son.

Rose Gentle, 40, whose outspoken criticism of the conflict has fuelled criticisms that her grief has been hijacked by anti-war campaigners, denied yesterday that she was being manipulated. "Let's just make this clear," she said. "It was my decision to speak out. Nobody is using me. I was totally against the war before my Gordon even left for the Army." ..

It is partly in response to those conversations that she and her daughter, Maxine, 14, have started the petition campaign, which is to be run from her son's former bedroom in the family's council house in Pollok, Glasgow. "We will have a website soon where people can sign the petition online. I will take it to Tony Blair myself," she said. "Maybe now he's finished sunning himself and is back from holiday he will listen to me and the other mothers who don't want their sons going to Iraq ...I hope Tony Blair has a good Christmas this year. My Gordon's birthday was two days before Christmas. I don't think there will ever be Christmas in my house again." ..

[cal04]

1. There are just no words for these guys(blair, bush)

they just don't have a clue or care to)

I want to see the top man. If I met Tony Blair right now, I would ask him to sit down and think why he is sending young kids to their death for the sake of lies which are coming out.

"He said if there was no nuclear weapons he would resign, so why is he going to be sending more young kids in there? If somebody puts a bomb under you and you get killed what would you call it? It's murder isn't it? And Tony Blair is helping to send them there to get murdered."

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWDEFENCEIraqtues15mumscamp?source=

[roguevalley]

2. God bless her. I hope it works.

[saigon68]

3. Steve Bell had the Chimp and the Poodle Pegged

[PassingFair]

4. Really teared me up.....

is there anyway to keep an eye on this, so we can all sign the petition (if foreigners can sign)?

[LearnedHand]

5. Mari, are you reading this?

n/t