Reuters: UK friendly-fire widow begs Bush for transcript

[Eugene]

UK friendly-fire widow begs Bush for transcript

29 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - The widow of a British soldier mistakenly killed
by a U.S. air strike in Iraq pleaded on Thursday for Washington to
declassify a page of a U.S. report into his death.

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Widow Susan Hull said a single page of the transcript of the U.S.
inquiry into Hull's death had also been blacked out, and asked Bush
to release it before the inquest closed.

Speaking to reporters, she said she had met Bush in 2003.

"He asked me if there was anything he could help with and assured
me that he would do all he could to help. President Bush, this is the
last day you can help us. We ask that you give the coroner just one
single page," she said.

"To President Bush and the U.S. Government -- we implore you to
release the 11 lines and let the coroner have these today, so that
our family can feel more satisfied with the transparency of this
inquest."

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070315/ts_nm/iraq_britain_widow_dc

[FuzzyDicePHL]

1. Heartbreaking.

Yet, don't hold your breath, lady. He doesn't care about people in his own country, I don't think he's gonna give a flip about ferr'ners either.

[rodeodance]

2. None of this would have happened had we not been there in the first place!!

[Heidi]

3. Kick.

:kick:

[sabra]

4. Widow of 'friendly fire' soldier makes appeal to Bush for truth

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1520260.ece

Widow of 'friendly fire' soldier makes appeal to Bush for truth

The widow of a British soldier killed in a "friendly fire" incident almost four years ago appealed directly to President Bush today for his help to find the truth about her husband's death.

Susan Hull, 30, said that when she met the Mr Bush in November 2003 he had offered his assistance and that she was making the appeal after becoming frustrated with a lack of co-operation from US authorities.

She believes that key information in an official US report has been withheld from the coroner investigating the death of her husband, Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, of The Blues and Royals, in March 2003 when two A-10 tank-buster pilots fired cannons at a British military armoured convoy in error.

Mrs Hull, a primary school teacher, said: “He assured me that he would do all he could to help.

“President Bush, this is the last day you can help us. We ask that you give the coroner just one single page.”

[babylonsister]

5. He won't listen to Americans, I don't imagine he'll respond to anyone else.

Sadly.

[frylock]

6. this poor woman..

what an utter act of desperation to appeal to this shithead for anything. I hope she someday finds peace of mind.

[Little Wing]

7. good luck with that