Dutch Courage
This has got to be the sickest joke in military history - medals for the Dutch UN peacekeepers who stood by and watched the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 11:24 am
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
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- Name: Luke Akehurst
- Location: North Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Labour MP for North Durham since 2024. Labour Party activist since 1988 - firmly on the moderate wing of the party. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012 and since 2020. National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6. Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005). Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) 2002-2014, Labour Group Chief Whip 2002-09, Chair of Health Scrutiny 2010-2014. Dad. Unite and GMB union member. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
1 Comments:
To be fair to the dutch, this medal is a tribute to the stupidity of politicans who sent soldiers to stand idly by. They had a 'mandate' to do nothing else. This is still a major issue as seen in Afganistan where NATO troops arrive and then sip tea in the north of the country - well away from Hell province. Thankfully we use British troops for what they are paid for and dont tie our armed forces arms behind their backs and their legs together, just like the dutch...
6:55 pm, December 05, 2006
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