Spot on!

[whotheheckami]

I would like to say that I'm pleased and relieved at the result of this trial. To me the individual's issues about the legality of the war in Iraq are utterly irrelevant to the case. He refused to carry out lawful orders from his superior officers - end of debate. He is more than welcome to have personal feelings about the conflict and I admire him for taking such a strong moral stance. However, he was a volunteer memeber of a fighting force and is being justifiably punished for disobeying orders.

Forgive my cynicism, but I only hope his moral purity continues to the point where he donates any profits from subsequent book deals to charity.

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[zoeimogen.livejournal.com]

Ah, I just read your profile. You'll know exactly what I mean about some of the fighter pilots...

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

I would never have made it as a fighter pilot. My eyes were brown and so I would not have been accepted into the blue-eyed master-race ;@)

[zoeimogen.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I wanted to fly mud shifters when I was about 16-17, but the RAF recruiter was a twat and put me off even applying. They only wanted to recruit for fast jet pilots back then, and from what he said the bomber and transport pilots were just fighter pilot rejects. (Not sure how true that was/is)

Then I wanted to join the Navy as a submariner, (Nice and safe... not) then I tried to join the Army as a Territorial Army Infantry Officer, (The role with the highest casualty rate when the shooting starts) then I *finally* joined the TA in the Royal Signals, at which point everything fell apart as I figured out the reason I kept wanting to do stupidly dangerous military stuff. :-)