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戦死のイギリス兵は再配置に反対と兄弟が怒る
米兵の不足を補った英兵の戦死に関しては、ガーデイアン記事が、いくつもある。
ブッシュ再選の提灯記事が多い米日の大手メディアとは、大違いである。
ブッシュの再選は、むしろ、反感を増大させ、アメリカ人全体が、世界中から憎まれるようになったのである。
軽度精神薄弱のブッシュを選んだ馬鹿で無知の自己中心のアメリカ人は、高い付けを払わされるであろう。
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1344361,00.html
Dead soldier 'disagreed with redeployment'
Staff and agencies
Friday November 5, 2004
The brother of one of the Black Watch soldiers killed yesterday in Iraq expressed anger this morning over the regiment's deployment to a new base just outside the war-torn Sunni triangle.
Craig Lowe said that his brother, Private Paul Lowe, did not believe that the Black Watch should have been deployed in central Iraq and that his family was "heartbroken" over his death.
He told reporters: "He said he didn't think he should be there because the regiment has already done their time over there, the first time, so he didn't think they should be back," he told reporters.
Asked what he thought about George Bush and the war, Mr Lowe replied: "He just thought he was an arsehole for starting a war over nothing, trying to get money and oil."
Sergeant Stuart Gray, 31, Pte Scott McArdle, 22, and Pte Lowe, 19, were killed when a suicide car bomb exploded at a checkpoint outside their new base, Camp Dogwood, which is about 20 miles south-west of Baghdad.
Sgt Gray was married while the other men were single. They were all from Fife.
Mr Lowe's comments came after Tony Blair expressed "deep sympathy and condolences" for the three men's families and paid tribute to the "extraordinary and heroic job" being carried out by the Black Watch in Iraq.
The dead men's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel James Cowan, also said their loss was a "painful blow" but vowed to continue patrolling high risk areas in Iraq and said his soldiers would not be deterred from fighting insurgents.
Standing next to Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, in Brussels, Mr Blair said: "I would like to express my deep sympathy and condolences to the families of those soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq yesterday."
Mr Blair was asked by a reporter if the controversy that surrounded the recent deployment of the 850-strong battle group into a US controlled sector - following a US request - had made the British troops more of a target.
The prime minister said: "I just don't think it is sensible for me to comment on that ... they are engaged in operations."
The Black Watch are due to begin patrols near the insurgent stronghold of Falluja. US commanders had asked for British troops to relieve US marines who had been patrolling that sector but who are expected to take part in an expected attack on Falluja.
Mr Blair said that securing peace in Iraq was "absolutely crucial", not only for the stability of the Middle East but also for the security of Britain. He said: "Those people that are trying to create circumstances of chaos and instability in Iraq are doing so because of their fear of the democratic process. That's the purpose of the terrorism."
Mr Allawi, whose "courage and leadership" was praised by Mr Blair, also paid his condolences. The Iraqi leader said: "We thank the UK for the continual support that we are getting ... this is yet again a sign that civilised nations are behind us and we are going to win our war on terrorism and move the democratic process forward."
Later today, Mr Allawi was meeting leaders of EU countries at a summit in Brussels, which Mr Blair is also attending. The meeting has been choreographed to show European solidarity in the reconstruction of the country despite disagreements over the legitimacy of the war.
The bodies of the dead men were due to be flown south to Basra airport for a repatriation ceremony before they are flown back to RAF Brize Norton and returned to their families.
One soldier at Camp Dogwood, which is located in a bleak former industrial sector, said: "Yesterday was a terrible day but you cannot let it stop you. It would be a dishonour to these men to do that. They came here to do a job and it is up to us to make sure that their work is completed. Every soldier in this camp feels that twice as keenly today."
A British security contractor killed in a suicide car bombing near Baghdad airport in Iraq was named today. A spokeswoman for private security firm Global Risk Strategies confirmed one of its employees, John Barker, had been killed in the blast on Wednesday.
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