2011 Poppy Appeal billboard featuring Dame Hellen Mirren, underground station in central London, November 2011

(The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s annual fundraising campaign for the British Armed Forces and their families.)

Daily Telegraph, 12 December 2011

Dame Hellen Mirren hosts the Noble Peace Prize concert in Oslo

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A confused mind: Is Dame Helen Mirren for or against war?

[propaganda alert] 

compiled by Cem Ertür

19 December 2011

Only a month after featuring in British Army’s fund-raising campaign by using “Our troops are the real stars” slogan, actress Helen Mirren hosted the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo...  

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related links:

UK tabloid: First British woman soldier to kill an enemy fighter 

by Cem Ertür, San Fransisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, 10 December 2011

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/10/18702411.php

Britain’s sports stars at the service of war propaganda

by Cem Ertür, 911Blogger, 11 November 2011

http://911blogger.com/news/2011-11-11/britain-s-sports-stars-service-war-propaganda

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