Operation Northern Watch' has been conducted in an atmosphere of near complete press secrecy but a Liberal MP, Menzies Campbell has just forced some figures out of the Ministry of Defence which show a dramatic escalation in bombing. According to a chilling statement from the MOD, the tonnage of bombs dropped since December 1998 on Iraq by the RAF has increased from 0.025 tones a month to five tons a month. The bombing of built-up areas is particularly controversial. No official casualty figures are available. Our newspapers seem remarkably reluctant to discuss the bombing, resulting in many UK citizens being completely unaware that it is even going on.
Bombs cost a fortune and can only be used once.
In that statement we have the truth behind many of the world's conflicts. On Monday August 7th there will be a 'Die-in' for the people of Iraq to mark the 10 year of sanctions against Iraq.