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Old 18th Feb 2015, 08:54
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Just who should be getting the flak ?

Having taken the trouble to read the archbishop's speech I can't see and apology for the bombing, as some of you may know from previous posts of mine on this subject I am very supportive of the bomber offensive during WW2 and even more supportive of the men of Bomber Command who at huge cost carried out the offensive.

These men and others spent five years of their lives fighting a war they did not want or choose with the memory of WW1 fresh in their minds for the ideals of freedom and democracy.

Part of this freedom was the right to free speech that the so called newspaper used to misquote the archbishop to cause offence and outrage just to sell a few newspapers.

All right thinking people should not be getting irate at a man who points out the folly of war, they should be attacking those who abuse the right to free speach that cost the men of Bomber Command so much.

I would suggest the place to start would be never again buy that disgusting rag The Daily Mail.
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