This letter was sent to the London morning newspaper "Metro" in my capacity as the Green Party's national speaker on peace and defence issues.
"It is shocking that the US troops in Iraq have stampeded a villa in Iraq
and shot dead Saddam's two sons instead of seeking to capture them and bring them to trial for their crimes. (Metro, 24th July)
"The Green Party maintain that the proper way to deal with all tyrants is through international criminals courts, not through assassination. It has also emerged that a 14 year old boy may have been killed in the shoot out. This outrageous act will not aid the US and British forces in Iraq, it will only make their job more dangerous and infuriate the Iraqi people.
"By engaging in summary executions and the murder of children the British
and American governments come closer to Saddam's brutal regime than the democratic ideals they espouse for the future of Iraq. The occupying powers in Iraq must set an example to the world by adhering to international laws and seeking to bring the criminals of the former regime to justice."
Jon Nott
Green Party defence spokesperson
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