PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO 'PUT HUMAN LIFE FIRST' SAY PEACE CAMPAIGNERS
CND press www.cnduk.org
The Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmament today welcomed the release of the hostage Angelo de
la Cruz and praised the Philippine government for withdrawing its
military presence from
Iraq. CND Chair Kate Hudson
congratulated the Philippine government for their decision to "put human
life first" and pull out of the violent occupation of Iraq. She called
on the UK government to follow suit.
The Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmament has always opposed the war on
Iraq. It condemns
the occupation as both Illegal and immoral and calls for the immediate
withdrawal of troops.
Kate Hudson, Chair of
the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament said:
"On the day Tony Blair
defends the indefensible in the Commons debate on the damning
Butler report
the Philippine government has put human life first and shown that there
is a better way. It has acted to end the cycle of violence by pulling
out of Iraq.
We demand that our government follows suit and rethinks its warlike
approach to solving the complex problems of the world today. The
violence will only end when the troops are withdrawn and there is full
legitimate sovereignty for Iraq."
July 2004