Retired Irish Army Commandant Ed Horgan Protests the War

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Irish Army Officer Returns Medals in Iraq Protest

by Edward Horgan

''While I have held each of these items as treasured reminders

of my service to the people of Ireland and to United Nations

peacekeeping, I feel obliged in conscience to return them because

of the dishonourable conduct of the Irish government in abandoning

Irish neutrality, contrary to international law, by participating

in the war against Iraq in March 2003, thereby actively assisting

in the commission of crimes against humanity....''

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