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Warning: This Video contains images that are not suitable for Children.Viewing is recommended for 'Mature Audiences' only !OK... Let me start by saying that I'm not out to 'make friends and influence people' with this Video Clip. I appreciate that a lot of people won't like it... but that's life, I guess !I know my interpretation of James Blunt's song, isn't the same as his... and I sincerely hope that he won't be offended by my 'updated' interpretation.People may be asking 'what right I have (being an Australian) to be criticising the President of the United States'... I have the right of a human being who cares about my fellow man !!!I, along with millions of people around the world... proudly protested against George W. Bush's plans to Invade Iraq. We didn't do it because we had nothing better to do with our time... we did it because we could foresee the tragic consequences of the Invasion... and we were very strongly opposed to the slaughter of innocent human beings' !I'm not going to try to hide the fact that I consider George W. Bush to be 'my least-favoured person' on this entire planet. I don't allow myself to 'hate' anyone... and whilst I wouldn't wish him any harm... I wouldn't rush to do him any favours, either !Who is my 'second least-favoured person' on this planet ?Our former Australian Prime Minister... John Howard !Why ?Because of the 'shame' that he brought onto this country that I love !Prior to the Invasion... I wrote a letter to John Howard... stating how absolutely appalled I was, at his decision to send our troops to the Persian Gulf, whilst so many of the people whom he was elected to represent, were opposed to any military involvement against Iraq, particularly as such action was not supported by the United Nations. Part of my letter to John Howard, read as follows..."I am fully appreciative of the fact that something must be done to ensure Saddam Hussein is held accountable for atrocities against his people; the Kurdish people of Iraq; and the people of Iran and Kuwait. At the same time however, I do not believe for one moment, that the slaughtering of innocent Iraqi men, women, children and babies by a US-led military force, does anything more than lowering our standards to those of Saddam Hussein ! It is clearly the case that two wrongs do not make a right... and that we will never combat terrorism, by ourselves becoming terrorists !"I implored Mr Howard to immediately withdraw our troops from the Persian Gulf, and to ensure their safe return to Australia.Needless to say... my words fell on deaf ears... and this country that I loved so much, was ordered to proceed with the Invasion of a country that had never done anything against us !!!I remember watching the television footage of our Troops preparing to embark on their journey to the Persian Gulf... many of the young men had babies in their arms... wives that were pregnant... and I couldn't help wondering how many of them would perhaps never get to see their families again. After all, they were being sent to Invade a Country that was reportedly in possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction !Having myself spent almost 20 years as a Serving Member of Australia's Defence Force... I learnt to have the utmost respect for our Military Personnel. I firmly believe that anyone who dedicates their life to the Service of their Country... fully deserves our Support ! I also believe that everything should be done to ensure that their lives are not placed in jeopardy 'unnecessarily'. The Invasion of Iraq was not only 'unnecessary'... It was 'criminal' !!!I personally feel a very deep 'shame' for what happened to (and continues to happen) to the People of Iraq... and I will carry that shame to my grave ! I also believe 'the Shame of the Iraq War' will be carried by our children, for generations to come !John Howard is no longer the Prime Minister of our Country. He failed to get re-elected ! (There is no prize for guessing who one of the people who didn't Vote for him, was !)I hold three people mainly responsible for what is happening in Iraq... our former Prime Minister... former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair... and (you guessed it) US President, George W. Bush. It would bring the greatest pleasure to myself, to see those three men standing in front of an International Court of Justice, and being charged with extremely serious Crimes against Peace and Humanity ! Someone has to be held accountable for the mass-slaughter of innocent Iraqi civilians... and until that day comes... 'Peace' will be nothing but a pipe dream !!!Music in the Video Clip is a remix of James Blunt's song... No Bravery
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