Lance Corporal Joe Glenton has become the first serving
British soldier to speak out publicly against the Afghan war.
Joe faces court martial and a possible two-year prison term
after going on the run rather than return to Afghanistan.
Joe says he gradually became aware that justifications for
occupying Afghanistan were ringing hollow. "The Afghan people
were attacking us, even though our politicians said we were
going in to help them. It came as a real shock"
"That's when I became aware that there was something seriously
wrong with the war," he says.
Joe will attend a court martial hearing next Monday We are
asking all our supporters to send messages of complaint, for
forwarding to the Ministry of Defence, to
joeisinnocent@hotmail.co.uk
Watch Joe's speech at the Stop the War meeting here:
http://bit.ly/1vyX7b
British soldier to speak out publicly against the Afghan war.
Joe faces court martial and a possible two-year prison term
after going on the run rather than return to Afghanistan.
Joe says he gradually became aware that justifications for
occupying Afghanistan were ringing hollow. "The Afghan people
were attacking us, even though our politicians said we were
going in to help them. It came as a real shock"
"That's when I became aware that there was something seriously
wrong with the war," he says.
Joe will attend a court martial hearing next Monday We are
asking all our supporters to send messages of complaint, for
forwarding to the Ministry of Defence, to
joeisinnocent@hotmail.co.uk
Watch Joe's speech at the Stop the War meeting here:
http://bit.ly/1vyX7b
Ok help me here, why is there a story about a British soldier on a Gaza blog???
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