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Started by St Georges Day April 23rd
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:58
"BNP flog fake Victoria Crosses to fund extremism"
Author: St Georges Day April 23rd
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:58
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:58
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Extreme right wing Israeli Nationalist Rupert Murdoch at his very best: THE British National Party is selling replica Victoria Crosses to fund extremism, The Sun can reveal. In a breach of strict protocol, the far-right outfit is hawking life- size replicas of the nation’s highest award for bravery along with its famous scarlet ribbon for £12. Also for sale on the party’s official website are replicas of three World War II campaign medals and a World War I medal. The Ministry of Defence last night said the sales were not illegal but branded the fake medals “an insult to both the Queen and our brave personnel”. MPs also rounded on the BNP for exploiting the heroism and sacrifice of servicemen to fill its coffers. BNP deputy chairman Simon Darby said: “We don’t get donations from dodgy foreign businessmen so we raise money in other ways.” http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article1524283.ece £12.99? The National Army Museum charges double for their replica, but it has a range of affordable minatures: http://shop.national-army-museum.ac.uk/s.nl/sc.2/category.12857/.f "Rupert Murdoch told of the time he took a group of editors from New York and London for a weekend at Ariel Sharon's ranch. Sharon took them on a bird's-eye tour of Israel aboard a helicopter gunship." During the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, all 175 Murdoch-owned newspapers worldwide editorialized in favor of that war against Israel's regional enemies.
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