Bad Day at Black Watch

A few weeks ago British Army were asked to go assist with an American military operation in Iraq and 850 troops of the Black Watch regiment were moved to an area south west of Baghdad, to the north of and outside of the British patrolled section of southern Iraq. The deployment is expected to be just temporary whilst U.S. forces concentrate on a mission to remove insurgents from their stronghold in the town of Falluja, west of Baghdad.

Since their arrival at their new base, the troops of the Scottish Black Watch regiment have come under constant mortar attack at "Camp Dogwood". Now, after just 2 days of operational duty they have suffered a number of casualties after an attack by a suicide bomber and, as a result, 3 British soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter have died.

Deepest sympathies go out to the families of the soldiers and civilian who died and to the families and friends of anyone and everyone who has lost their life in this stupid war in Iraq.

You can read the BBC news story Suicide attack kills UK soldiers and go to CNN to view a list of US & coalition forces casualties for the whole of this conflict.

Sympathies also go out to Tony Blair for believing this was the right thing to do and to George W Bush for being a complete warmongering asshole.

Peace to everyone else.