Retired Irish Army Commandant Ed Horgan Protests the War

Retired Irish Army Commandant Ed Horgan Protests the War

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Irish Army Officer Returns Medals in Iraq Protest
by Edward Horgan

''While I have held each of these items as treasured reminders
of my service to the people of Ireland and to United Nations
peacekeeping, I feel obliged in conscience to return them because
of the dishonourable conduct of the Irish government in abandoning
Irish neutrality, contrary to international law, by participating
in the war against Iraq in March 2003, thereby actively assisting
in the commission of crimes against humanity....''

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