The recent outing of Geoff Hoon (former Minister for Defence, God help us) as a mercenary lobbyist touting his NATO adviser status and influence to the arms trade or anyone else was a great piece of TV journalism. Channel 4's Dispatches exposed Hoon in a sting offering his influence and inside info for sale to the fake American consultants 'Anderson Perry'. The documentary was timely and expertly executed. Hoon spun and bluffed his evidence to the Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq debacle two weeks ago when confronted with his underfunding and delay in the conduct of the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. We at Afghanistan War bear no brief for the invasion or the army doing it but Hoon presided over an incompetent shambles which has recently left UK army personnel in the position where they have to purchase some of their own kit. For someone who has caused this to happen to cash in on his NATO contacts is particularly obscene. Gordon Brown is reported to have pulled the plug on Hoon's NATO links but all we have is the Labour Party's word for this which amounts to nothing as we all know. I haven't seen one independent report that's Hoon's NATO contact is severed. This really needs to be reported on. Craig Murray, Robert Fisk, Jon Pilger, anybody - get writing!
Wednesday 24 March 2010
For Hoon The Bell Tolls
The recent outing of Geoff Hoon (former Minister for Defence, God help us) as a mercenary lobbyist touting his NATO adviser status and influence to the arms trade or anyone else was a great piece of TV journalism. Channel 4's Dispatches exposed Hoon in a sting offering his influence and inside info for sale to the fake American consultants 'Anderson Perry'. The documentary was timely and expertly executed. Hoon spun and bluffed his evidence to the Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq debacle two weeks ago when confronted with his underfunding and delay in the conduct of the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. We at Afghanistan War bear no brief for the invasion or the army doing it but Hoon presided over an incompetent shambles which has recently left UK army personnel in the position where they have to purchase some of their own kit. For someone who has caused this to happen to cash in on his NATO contacts is particularly obscene. Gordon Brown is reported to have pulled the plug on Hoon's NATO links but all we have is the Labour Party's word for this which amounts to nothing as we all know. I haven't seen one independent report that's Hoon's NATO contact is severed. This really needs to be reported on. Craig Murray, Robert Fisk, Jon Pilger, anybody - get writing!
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There is nothing more shameful than some one who profits from the misery of others. War profiteers never go to battle. They only count their pieces of silver.
ReplyDeleteI see that he has now been officially dropped by NATO. Thanks to Craig Murray for the link.
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