The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
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Time for Britain to break from US-led militarism
It is well past time for Britain to end its subordinate relationship with US foreign policy — continued involvement in regional conflicts is making Britain a global pariah, as well as poorer and less safe, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
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THE US and Israel are now engaged in a war across an entire region of the world. This is both enormously destructive and extremely reckless.
Britain should not be a participant or a combatant in this conflagration. It is way past time to break from our traditional, subordinate Atlanticism, which is making this country poorer and less safe.
In a single day this week, the US used B52 stealth bombers to attack targets in Yemen. At the same time, Israel used air strikes on both Syria and Lebanon while continuing the carnage and starvation tactics in Gaza.
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