Early WMD dossier draft released – BBC News
“Foreign Secretary David Miliband has published an early draft of the UK’s infamous dossier on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: weapons
Government ordered to disclose draft Iraq dossier – The Guardian
“A Whitehall spin doctor may have played a greater role in the drafting of the famous dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction than the government admitted at the time, the Information Tribunal said today.”
The Guardian, 23rd Janauary 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC will not investigate Bedford death: death not result of taser – Independent Police Complaints Commission
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has decided that the death of Justin Petty who died of knife wounds is suitable for investigation by Bedfordshire Police.”
Independent Police Complaints Commission, 21st January 2008
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
Man shot by police Taser gun dies after ‘self-inflicted injury’ – The Guardian
“A man has died after he was shot with a Taser gun and then apparently injured himself with a knife, according to police.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man – The Guardian
“Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on October 20 when he was stopped by armed police because of ‘firearms related intelligence’.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal fears left Atlantic Conveyor defenceless – The Times
“A helicopter-carrying merchant ship that sank with the loss of 12 men after being hit by two Exocet missiles in the 1982 Falklands conflict was unarmed and unprotected because Ministry of Defence lawyers feared that it was illegal to fit a commercial vessel with weapon systems, according to newly released classified documents.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Arms treaty ‘must not be blunted’ – BBC News
“A treaty to ease the supply of military equipment from the US to UK forces must not be ‘blunted’ by over-restrictive regulations, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 11th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diabetic in coma shot with Taser out of fear he was suicide bomber – The Times
“A man who slipped into a diabetic coma on a bus was shot twice with a Taser gun because police mistook him for an Arab suicide bomber.”
The Times, 16th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Palestinian takes on UK in court – BBC News
“A 60-year-old Palestinian will begin a case against the UK government in the High Court later when he will say that sales of arms to Israel are illegal.”
BBC News, 10th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stun guns “safe”, study suggests – BBC News
“Taser stun guns used by the police for law enforcement are safe – the injury rate is low and most injuries appear to be minor, a US study finds.”
BBC News, 8th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain accused on cluster bombs – BBC News
“The UK government has been accused of trying to reclassify two kinds of cluster bombs so they can still be used after a proposed global ban begins.”
BBC News, 18th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law ‘has failed to stop innocuous items being sold to make WMDs’ – The Times
“Foreign agents attempting to buy ‘innocent’ components for weapons of mass destruction from British companies are still able to exploit Britain’s export laws despite the introduction of licensing restrictions, a group of senior MPs said yesterday.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police to be allowed wider use of Tasers – Reuters
“Police officers will be able to use Taser stun guns on members of the public in a wider range of circumstances from Friday, the Home Office said.”
Reuters, 19th July 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
