BETRAYED FOR TWO MOPEDS

Mum's fury at Gordon Brown

GUNNED DOWN: Stephen Boote
GUNNED DOWN: Stephen Boote
GUNNED DOWN: James Major
GUNNED DOWN: James Major
GUNNED DOWN: Matthew Telford
GUNNED DOWN: Matthew Telford

THE DISTRAUGHT mother of RSM Darren Chant - one of the five soldiers gunned down by a rogue policeman - has blasted a "spineless" Gordon Brown for having blood on his hands.

Elizabeth Chant, 59, called on the Prime Minister to pull all British troops out of Afghanistan.

Speaking at her home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Elizabeth said: "Gordon Brown has allowed our men to stay over there with no proper support and the wrong equipment. He is spineless and should resign. His mistakes are costing lives every day."

Dad-of-three Darren, 40, who helped train Princes William and Harry at Sandhurst, had told his mum the war was "unwinnable". She said: "He saidthe Taliban were like rats - the more you kill, the more they keep coming."

The British death toll in the war stands at 230. Yesterday former team-mates of Darren - who played for Petersfield Town in the Wessex League - paraded his shirt before their match and held a minute's silence.

AFTERMATH: A casualty is taken away after last week's massacre
AFTERMATH: A casualty is taken away after last week's massacre

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Gordon Brown, you should be ashamed, you were not even elected into power as we all know and like Blaire your doing a rubbish job. GET OUR MEN OUT FROM THAT COUNTRY BRING OUT TROOPS HOME ALIVE....PEOPLE OF ENGLAND ACT NOW FIGHT THE TROOPS WAR AND FIGHT TO BRING THEM HOME SAFELY. GORDON BROWN 0 PEOPLE OF ENGLAND 10

By Helen. Posted November 11 2009 at 6:04 AM.

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