Tag: veterans
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This Soldier Did His Duty: Why a UK Veteran Was Hunted by Lawyers
Introduction: A Duty Honored, a Life Upset The night Richie Catterall remembers most is not a battlefield reckoning, but a moment that followed. A veteran of the Iraq war, he says he did what he believed duty demanded. Yet the aftermath left him isolated, pursued, and confronted by a legal system that seemed more interested…
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Starmer and the Iraq Veterans Case: A Controversial Legal Shift
Context: Accountability, War Crimes, and British Law Questions about accountability for war crimes have long divided opinion in Britain. The controversy intensified when reports emerged alleging that Sir Keir Starmer, during his tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), helped open avenues for hundreds of British soldiers to be pursued for alleged wrongdoing in Iraq.…
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Starmer Hunted Him: The Veteran Who Won’t Be Silenced
Introduction: A Silent War After the Shot When a soldier returns from conflict, the fight often doesn’t end on the battlefield. In the case of Richie Catterall, a veteran of the Iraq war, the darkest hours unfolded not in a combat zone but in courts, legal corridors, and a system that seemed to drain him…
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This Soldier Did His Duty. So Why Did Starmer Hunt Him?: A Veteran’s Fight for Justice
Introduction: A Night That Changed One Soldier’s Life Richie Catterall, a veteran of the Iraq war, has spent years trying to reconcile his memories of combat with the aftermath. He recounts a night when he shot and killed a man, an event that shaped the rest of his life in ways he never anticipated. The…
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Alex Vindman Enters Florida Senate Race, Campaigning on Integrity and National Service
Overview: Vindman’s Senate bid and what it signals Former Army lieutenant colonel and key impeachment witness Alex Vindman has launched a campaign to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate as a member of the Democratic Party. The move places Vindman at the center of a high-stakes political contest, where debates over national security, military service,…
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Reform UK pledges to pardon Troubles veterans and halt prosecutions
Reform UK plans to pardon Troubles veterans In a bold policy proposal, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage outlined a plan to pardon British military veterans who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The party argues that veterans who carried out duties during decades of conflict should not face ongoing prosecutions for actions taken in…
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Reform UK pledges pardons for Troubles veterans
Overview of the pledge Reform UK has announced a policy to pardon military veterans who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, asserting that those who carried out their duties should not face ongoing prosecutions decades later. The plan, voiced by party leader Nigel Farage, would also seek to terminate any active legal proceedings against…
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Reform pledges to pardon Troubles veterans in Northern Ireland
Reform UK unveils policy to pardon Troubles veterans The Reform UK party has announced a bold policy proposal: pardon British military veterans who were convicted for actions taken during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Leader Nigel Farage outlined the plan, arguing that decades-old conflicts should move toward reconciliation, not continued legal battles for veterans who…
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How Soviet Soldiers Became the Latest Casualties of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Filial memory and a living task Across Latvia’s rural landscape, the quiet fields near Priekule in the Courland region tell a stubborn, evolving story. While most news cycles focus on headlines from Ukraine, a quieter, enduring memory persists in Latvia: thousands of Soviet soldiers who died in World War II remain buried far from home,…
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UK Leaders, Prince Harry Hit Back at Trump’s NATO Front-Line Remarks
UK Leaders and Prince Harry Respond to Controversial NATO Front-Line Remarks In a swift reaction to statements attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump, British opposition leader Keir Starmer and Prince Harry have condemned what they described as an inaccurate portrayal of Allied sacrifice on the front lines. Veteran voices from across Europe pushed back…