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Subject: Re: gwvm PARADE

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 10:39:17 -0000

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Hi Bulldog,

Great idea however some things should be looked at, while not recognising

either the email address or the nick name (Please advise who you are), I am

unable to tell if you are, or have been one of the few long term and

hardened campaigners in the gulf vets fight in the uk, for this reason I

must assume the negative on this.

Firstly being that Gulf Vets Parades, attempted in the past, have rarely

gained as much press coverage as would have been liked. I have worked with

veterans organisations for some years now and have come to learn several

things regarding parades, the first being that veterans themselves are sadly

lacking in any great will to speak out on their and their colleagues

behalfs, certainly the press, with whom I have had great dealings with over

the past 6 years have little interest in coverage of such an event, they

need some spin or out of the ordinary handle to attach to the event.

Secondly, the Planning. Whereas the idea is good, it must be looked at as

either a legally and well organised event, involving The Police to whom we

must apply for permission to parade and march, and the politicians

themselves to mark it as an official event in respect of the veterans, past

and present.

Alternatively, it could be planned as 'an illegal' march. Taking into

account it is also the 50TH Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights,

a peace protest in fact, campaning not only against the Gulf War (1990/91)

but also against the lack of progress in the GWS Issue and the recent

inhumane and uneccessary actions against Iraq. This could involve various

movements with whom I, and others aare in contact with and would achieve

two things.

Greater numbers on parade, Veterans of the Gulf and other Conflicts, Gulf

Associations and other organisations, Socialists, Peace Movements,

Religious movements, Anti government protestors and Middle East Supporters.

With large numbers of people, well advertised, no police permission or

knowledge, little could be done about traffic control in and around

Whitehall until it is too late. A sudden and unnanounced march would surely

and totally clog up the traffic flow around Whitehall without notice and

would bring the press, not allready privi to the march, flocking, of this I

am sure.

Please dont get me wrong, I think the idea is sound but if it will achieve

little more than a stroll down whitehall with a couple of mates, which is

how most vets seem to view these parades, then the day will be wasted.

Best Wishes

Honer

ok u.k vets its time to talk about a parade/march to mark the end of the

gulf war

i feel it would be a good idea to try and assemble a couple of hundred plus

vets

meet in london have a march ( discuss later ) high profile press coverage to

be arranged.

If any U.S.FORCES VETS could make it you would be most welcome,it could

create

quite a hornets nest.

all sugestions./emails to me please a.s.a.p

i would like to start a list to give me some ideas of nos ect

cheers the BULLDOG