It sincerely seems like the political officials and MOD officials have
forgotten their British! If the Nationalist doesn't like seeing British
flag seen in British Northern Ireland and insist on flying that rag of a
Tri-Colour why don't they move to the Republic?
By the way, seems odd that British politicians are banning the Union flag on
British troops uniforms and other things British in British Northern
Ireland, so why don't they have the balls to ban that rag Tri-Colour flag,
it "offends" the British citizens of British Ulster, anyway it's a foreign
countries flag!! Also, if their not getting ready to sell out British
Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and Rome they would ban the
Tri-Colours from flying in British Northern Ireland. SOMETHING STINKS IN
LONDON!!!!!!!
****The Loyalist of British Northern Ireland needs to play reverse
"Political Correctness" with the government and say they want the
Tri-Colours banned in Northern Ireland, it offends them and they feel and
feels it's also "provocative" since the murdering IRA terrorist fly it and
display it at funerals, and it's not the flag of their country, etc. Two
can play that game!!! File a law suit if need be. Why is the Nationalist
the only ones being able to get what they want? The Loyalist needs to
start raising hell and complaining also and demand their rights as British
Citizens and give the unloyal politicians a bloody headache.
For God and Ulster
No Surrender
Lynn H.
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Telegraph
Troops in Ulster are banned from wearing the flag
By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
(Filed: 04/01/2004)
Troops serving in Northern Ireland have been banned from wearing the
Union flag
on their uniforms after claims that it has offended nationalists, The
Telegraph
has learnt.
The banning order, which was issued by the Army's most senior officer in
the
Province, has infuriated soldiers posted to Ulster after returning from
operational duty in Iraq, where the wearing of the badge is mandatory.
Lt Gen Philip Trousdell, General Officer Commanding in Northern Ireland,
personally decided that it was inappropriate for soldiers serving in
Ulster to
wear an emblem that he considered "too emotive in the political
climate". Lt Gen
Trousdell issued the order after complaints from nationalists who
claimed that
the badge was "provocative".
The ruling has angered senior officers, soldiers and MPs. In a letter to
the
Army's Soldier magazine one soldier recently back from Iraq said his
battalion
was proud to wear the Union flag. Sgt G Dalgliesh, of the King's Own
Scottish
Borderers wrote: "Now, as we embark on a two-year posting in Northern
Ireland,
we have to take them off. It's a disgrace."
Jeffrey Donaldson, the independent Ulster Unionist MP, said the ban was
an
insult to the Unionist majority in Northern Ireland. He added: "I intend
tabling
a parliamentary question to ask how many complaints the Army has
received about
the display of the Union flag on soldiers' uniforms."
Gerald Howarth, a shadow defence minister, said: "This absurd move
reflects the
obsession that this Labour Government has with political correctness,
and their
desire to appease republican sentiment in Northern Ireland."
Soldiers serving on multi-national operations, such as those in Iraq and
Bosnia,
are issued with a Union flag shoulder flash so that they can be easily
identified as British. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said that the
ban, which
was imposed last year, was under regular review but would remain in
force until
further notice.
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