Not satisfactory.
Not only has the MoD prevaricated and caused this heroes family untold misery, but they, and I know it's compulsory, have to hold the inquest a country length away from Gordon Gentle's home and family.
One would have thought that the Government had learned and ordered the MoD to get it's act together. Instead, they are good at ordering ill-equipped troop into illegal conflicts with no exit strategy, then looking after the welfare of troops and families - they again are clueless.
The electorates fault?
Not only has the MoD prevaricated and caused this heroes family untold misery, but they, and I know it's compulsory, have to hold the inquest a country length away from Gordon Gentle's home and family.
One would have thought that the Government had learned and ordered the MoD to get it's act together. Instead, they are good at ordering ill-equipped troop into illegal conflicts with no exit strategy, then looking after the welfare of troops and families - they again are clueless.
The electorates fault?
Gordon Gentle, of the 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers, was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in 2004. The 19-year-old's mother, Rose, has been a vocal critic of the conflict in Iraq and campaigned unsuccessfully for an inquiry into the war's legality. She said she hoped the inquest would reveal "the truth" of her son's death. "We've not been told a lot by the Ministry of Defence, just that he was killed by a roadside bomb. The Gentle family have said they believed the blast which killed the soldier was triggered remotely and the attack could have been prevented if his vehicle had been fitted with the right equipment.
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