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Public InquiryInterested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
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Anti-War Activists Lose in House of Lords & Other Anti-War Updates![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They're on Trial for Us, We're on the Loose for Them! Phil Pritchard & Toby Olditch had their appeal turned down in the House of Lords. Appeal matters arose out of their initial pre-trial hearing. Phil & Toby, who attended the trial of the Pit Stop Ploughshares last March in Dublin, acted to stop U.S. B-52 bombardment of Iraq from RAF Fairford. B52's dropped napalm, cluster bombs & fuel air explosives over Iraq. Lord Bingham with four other Lords turned down the appeal of 20 peace campaigners today. The campaigners had argued that when they acted to prevent the war in Iraq by stopping USAF B-52 bombers leaving RAF Fairford in 2003 they were acting to prevent a 'crime of aggression'. The Lords ruling will prevent five campaigners presenting this as a defence at trial later this year. |
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