Labour MP Admits US/UK Stealing the Oil and Fomenting Civil War in Iraq .........

I am very pleased to be able to offer news of a Labour MP telling the truth for a change.

The member for Leyton and Wanstead in London's East End sets out the following:

. How unpopular the British presence in Basra is
. More Government lies
. US attempts to force civil war
. British helping US take over Iraq's assets
. US/UK failure to ensure security, humanitarian aid and economic investment
. US to stay in Iraq for the long term to rob the country of its resources
. One of the largest humanitarian crises of our time ignored by Government

Harry Cohen MP
June 2008
Socialist Campaign Group News

Profiting from Iraq's occupation

The British in Basra are unpopular and mostly ineffective. The last survey of Basra residents by BBC Newsnight indicated that 86 per cent believe British troops have had a negative effect on the Iraqi province since 2003. More than half felt the troops presence had actually increased the overall level of militia violence over the past four years. Twelve per cent believed that British troops had made no difference at all. Only two per cent believed British troops had had a positive effect. And 83 per cent said they wanted British troops to leave Iraq without delay. Hardly a ringing endorsement of the British role, carried out at great cost, including of many lives.

Soon after becoming Prime Minister, Gordon Brown promised to reduce British troops in Iraq from 4,500 to 2,500. On 28 April, Defence Secretary Des Browne abandoned that promise in parliament.

The troops were also supposed to be no longer involved in day to day operations in the province and confined to their Basra airport base. That implied non-engagement has been undermined, as the troops gave support to the forces of the Iraqi government in their offensive against the forces of Moqtadr al Sadr. More