SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 31/01/06

Scottish Socialist Party national convenor Colin Fox today accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of having the blood of 100 soldiers from the British Army on his hands, along with countless innocent Iraqis.
Colin appealed for all Scots who have opposed the Iraq war and all those who have lost loved ones in the war to attend pre-arranged vigils across Scotland tomorrow, Wednesday 1st February.

Colin said;
“Tony Blair now has the blood of 100 soldiers of the British Army and countless innocent Iraqi’s on his hands and for what?
“"We are sending our young people to die thousands of miles from home in a war that does not concern them, a war for oil, a war about which the government have persistently lied to the people.
"Our troops are not in Iraq to keep the peace, they are there as an occupying force, and as such, Iraqis resisting the illegal invasion will continue to target them.
"We demand the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq - no ifs, no buts, no 'maybe next years'.”
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Vigil to be held Wednesday 1st February 5.30pm, Parliament Square, Edinburgh near St Giles Cathedral on the High Street.
Other vigils will be held across Scotland.