[BITList] Fwd: Ted Kennedy's Knighthood

[John Feltham]

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It’s up to you but I agree with a lot of the following. Teddy Kennedy  
was one of the biggest supporters of the IRA during the troubles. I  
really don't think someone like Teddy Kennedy who has a proven track  
record of action against our troops should be honoured by our country.

A petition to have the offer of a knighthood to Senator Teddy Kennedy  
rescinded is online at the Downing Street Website - if you feel  
strongly enough please do sign the petition via the link below. You'll  
get an acknowledgement from Downing Street to your email, and to  
activate your signature you have to click on the link in their email.


Background

Gordon Brown announced in his address to Congress on 4th March that  
Ted Kennedy is to be awarded an honorary knighthood for 'services to  
the US-UK relationship and to Northern Ireland.' This is an insult to  
all law abiding citizens of the UK including Northern Ireland -  
especially to those innocent people who died during the Troubles in  
Northern Ireland, and to those who currently hold the same honour.  
Throughout his career, Ted Kennedy has been no friend of our country.  
He was staunchly pro-IRA when their campaigns were at their bloodiest  
and constantly rallied against the British 'occupation' of Northern  
Ireland. He does not deserve such a merit. How can he be awarded the  
same honour as true, great American friends of the UK such as Ronald  
Reagan, Norman Schwarzkopf, George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower? This  
is after all the man who fled the scene of a car accident that left a  
woman to die trapped underwater. His political career has been self- 
serving and opportunist, as was his role in the Irish peace process.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Kennedy-Ted/


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