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America Orders 100,000 Body Bags
by Stephen White and Paul Gilfeather
© 2003 The Mirror (UK)
February 10, 2003 -- Up to 100,000 'body bags' and 6,000 coffins have been secretly delivered to a US base in Italy, a Catholic archbishop claimed yesterday.
Archbishop Renato Martino, president of the Pope's Council of Peace and Justice, said the consignment had arrived at the Sigonella base near Catania on the island of Sicily 10 days ago.
He said: "Americans are expecting a high number of casualties. That is why so many body bags and coffins have been sent to the base.
"I am very apprehensive about this. War brings only destruction, misery and hate. It doesn't resolve anything and is always like this.
"A true preventative action would be to try and avoid war. The consequences of this war will make themselves all too obvious on the American people when they start to see coffins with loved ones in them returning home".
Archbishop Martino added that he would be willing to travel to Washington and meet President Bush if the Pope asked him to be his special envoy.
The naval air station at Sigonella has been an American "hub" command centre since 1959. More than 3,000 US marines and Navy personnel are stationed there.
Britain risks being dragged into another Vietnam, ex-Chancellor Ken Clarke warned yesterday. He said Tony Blair would pay heavily at the polls if he launched an invasion of Iraq without public backing.
Clarke, a former Tory leadership contender, said on BBC Radio 4: "If you go to war in modern times you need the broad bulk of the public behind you - you are putting the forces at risk, you are engaging the country in military conflict in the short term, perhaps more terrorism in the long term.
"It is a broad analogy to draw between America and Vietnam but what destroyed America in Vietnam was the bulk of the American public were never really persuaded of the case for fighting in Vietnam at all."
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Bush and Saddam turn out to be sole mates
George W Bush and Saddam Hussein both wear the same brand of Italian hand-made shoes.
The Sun says both leaders wear £600 Vito Artioli shoes and have three pairs that are exactly the same.
Bush, who apparently wears size 10 shoes, while Saddam, a nine-and-a-half, both bought a plain leather shoe, a brogue and a crocodile, all in black.
Vito, who runs his business in Milan, said: "It came as a bit of a surprise when I noticed the order forms from both Saddam and President Bush.
"We've been making shoes for important figures for years. But to have both Bush and Saddam in the present climate is a bit odd.
"Now let us hope they learn to walk together in step".
America Orders 100,000 Body Bags
by Stephen White and Paul Gilfeather
© 2003 The Mirror (UK)
February 10, 2003 -- Up to 100,000 'body bags' and 6,000 coffins have been secretly delivered to a US base in Italy, a Catholic archbishop claimed yesterday.
Archbishop Renato Martino, president of the Pope's Council of Peace and Justice, said the consignment had arrived at the Sigonella base near Catania on the island of Sicily 10 days ago.
He said: "Americans are expecting a high number of casualties. That is why so many body bags and coffins have been sent to the base.
"I am very apprehensive about this. War brings only destruction, misery and hate. It doesn't resolve anything and is always like this.
"A true preventative action would be to try and avoid war. The consequences of this war will make themselves all too obvious on the American people when they start to see coffins with loved ones in them returning home".
Archbishop Martino added that he would be willing to travel to Washington and meet President Bush if the Pope asked him to be his special envoy.
The naval air station at Sigonella has been an American "hub" command centre since 1959. More than 3,000 US marines and Navy personnel are stationed there.
Britain risks being dragged into another Vietnam, ex-Chancellor Ken Clarke warned yesterday. He said Tony Blair would pay heavily at the polls if he launched an invasion of Iraq without public backing.
Clarke, a former Tory leadership contender, said on BBC Radio 4: "If you go to war in modern times you need the broad bulk of the public behind you - you are putting the forces at risk, you are engaging the country in military conflict in the short term, perhaps more terrorism in the long term.
"It is a broad analogy to draw between America and Vietnam but what destroyed America in Vietnam was the bulk of the American public were never really persuaded of the case for fighting in Vietnam at all."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_748613.html?menu=
Bush and Saddam turn out to be sole mates
George W Bush and Saddam Hussein both wear the same brand of Italian hand-made shoes.
The Sun says both leaders wear £600 Vito Artioli shoes and have three pairs that are exactly the same.
Bush, who apparently wears size 10 shoes, while Saddam, a nine-and-a-half, both bought a plain leather shoe, a brogue and a crocodile, all in black.
Vito, who runs his business in Milan, said: "It came as a bit of a surprise when I noticed the order forms from both Saddam and President Bush.
"We've been making shoes for important figures for years. But to have both Bush and Saddam in the present climate is a bit odd.
"Now let us hope they learn to walk together in step".
