WHO WRITES THE AMERICAN SPEECHES??

national | miscellaneous | news report Thursday April 10, 2003 11:18 by Tim Andrews - Independent paddylost at yahoo dot co dot uk

Read below for two speeches given by UK and US officers to their troops before going to war.

The British speech : (Lt.Col Tim Collins)

"If you are ferocious in battle, remember to be magnanimous in victory. We
go to liberate, not to conquer. We are entering Iraq to free a people, and
the only flag that will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Don't
treat them as refugees, for they are in their own country. If there are
casualties of war, then remember, when they woke up and got dressed in the
morning they did not plan to die this day. Allow them dignity in death.
Bury them properly and mark their graves. You will be shunned unless your
conduct is of the highest, for your deeds will follow you down history.
Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the
Great Flood and the birth of Abraham. Tread lightly there."

The US speech : Vice Admiral Timothy Keating to his troops lined up on a US aircraft carrier.

"When the president says 'Go', look out - it's hammer time" (followed by a sound system blasting out We Will Rock You at high volume)