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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: Roger Bacon on December 15, 2013, 03:30:48 PM
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The enemy taliban he executed was severely wounded... We have to respect the rule of law as civilized countries, but this kind of trivial bullshit goes too far. Shouldn't have even been reported by his superiors.
I'm overwhelmed by support says wife of the jailed Royal Marine
100,000 call for cut in his sentence
MPs and senior military figures among those calling for Alexander Blackman's ten year jailed sentence to be cut
His wife Claire Blackman praised the 'outstanding' backing he has received
Blackman found guilty of executing the wounded Taliban prisoner
By Ian Drury
PUBLISHED: 18:23 EST, 8 December 2013 | UPDATED: 07:09 EST, 9 December 2013
The wife of jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman last night said she was ‘overwhelmed’ by support for calls for his freedom.
Claire Blackman praised the ‘outstanding’ backing from more than 100,000 people, including MPs and senior military figures.
There is now huge momentum behind the campaign to urge senior judges to reduce the commando’s sentence or even quash his conviction for murdering an Afghan insurgent.
The 39-year-old sergeant must serve at least ten years in prison after being found guilty last month of executing the severely wounded Taliban prisoner in Helmand in September 2011. But the severity of the punishment has sparked a massive wave of support for the first British serviceman to be convicted of murder on active service abroad since the Second World War.
Many believe Blackman should have received a more lenient sentence reflecting how the intense stress of fighting on the front line led to a ‘moment of madness’.
Speaking on behalf of Mrs Blackman, solicitor Issy Hogg said: ‘She has been overwhelmed by the tremendous kindness and outstanding support which the British public has shown and would like to express her gratitude for the comfort this continues to provide.’
She added that Mrs Blackman ‘wishes to avoid the glare of publicity at this difficult time’.
Last night a petition on a government website calling for Blackman to be freed had attracted more than 26,000 names.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520453/Jailed-Royal-Marine-Alexander-Blackmans-wife-overwhelmed-support.html
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How many times do u think this happened in the time it took to get 3 miles off the beaches during D-Day
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How many times do u think this happened in the time it took to get 3 miles off the beaches during D-Day
I miss my grandfathers generation. This generation of radical liberals, and ex hippies brainwashed by communism is going to destroy the world as we know it.
We can now count on the entire first world to go the way of South Africa and Zimbabwe, it's almost inevitable now I think.
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How many times do u think this happened in the time it took to get 3 miles off the beaches during D-Day
its because if all the bleeding hearts that watxh TV and have no idea what war is about. To many of them its Call od Duty and when someone is unfair they should be punished.
Im starting to agree wirh my grandfather. .... civilians have no business knowing the vast majority of what happens in wartime. Keep them updated on who wins the battles and how things are going, but they need to just shut their eyes and let us fight when the time comes.
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I miss my grandfathers generation. This generation of radical liberals, and ex hippies brainwashed by communism is going to destroy the world as we know it.
We can now count on the entire first world to go the way of South Africa and Zimbabwe, it's almost inevitable now I think.
I disagree..Mandela left S.A a beacon of economic health and multicultural success that all of Africa and the world can be proud of. I swear its true because MSNBC said so.