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Government caves in to pressure from Bush
Monday, June 16th, 2008
The tea in Windsor Castle and dinner in Downing St made the visit look like a social occasion, a farewell tour for an outgoing president. But the real reason for visiting Britain was never tea and cakes with the queen. Bush has been travelling round Europe trying to secure support for sanctions and a possible future attack on Iran, for greater support in Afghanistan and for backing for permanent US bases and occupation in Iraq. Protesters attempting to highlight opposition to these policies were refused the right to march up Whitehall and were attacked by the police. This government appears to have no shame. It has followed its bribery and bullying The Stop the War Coalition has written to the Home Secretary complaining about The letter is below Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State Cc: Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair 16 June Dear Home Secretary We are writing to protest in the strongest possible terms concerning the In particular, we wish to raise two decisions with you. First, the decision Second, we ask you to address urgently the violent policing of the We hold that this conduct is entirely unacceptable in a democratic country. We are therefore seeking an urgent meeting with you to discuss this issue. Yours Andrew Murray Have Your Say: Government caves in to pressure from Bush Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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