Lord Malloch-Brown on Afghanistan: It may not work M’Luds, but we’re keeping Stum
“Caveats” are the limitations by which countries which forces in Afghanistan place limitations on the scope of operation of their Armed Forces. The Government was questioned in the Lords on 25/11/2008 about this.
Lord Malloch-Brown, the Labour Minister responsible refuses to discuss caveats, the despite the fact that the NATO Commander will do so in public.
He claims that working in secret is a better “approach” out of “respect” for our Allies, but does not even bring the information to the House of Lords to demonstrate whether that approach has worked or not over an entire 12 month period.
The people being disrespected here are us, and our political process.
The Story of Lance Corporal Jack Mizon: Politics Decoded by Garbo
The government is not keeping up its side of the bargain
Last night I watched a programme called Jack: a Soldier’s Story. It was on BBC3 and I suspect it was a repeat – but it was the first time I had seen it. It was about a chap called Lance Corporal Jack Mizon [...]
