A NOISY, SCRUFFY AND COLOURFUL CHALLENGE TO THE WAR-WAGING TENDENCIES OF THREE PRIME MINISTERS.

Brian Haw, 1949 - 2011

THIS IS NOT IMPERIALISM

THE PEOPLE OF LIBYA MUST BE PROTECTED

From the lips of Barack Obama.

It is important to hear a simple, definitive focus after so much disagreement over method.

WE SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TOO LATE

It is with a heavy heart that I concede to the necessity of military intervention in Libya. My only hope is that by acting early enough, order and the will of the Libyan people can be achieved without too much bloodshed.

On the topic of blood: enough already has been spilt.

I would love to adopt the unilateralist rhetoric of the German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle: "Considering alternatives to military engagement is not the same as doing nothing."

But what else will dislodge the madman?

GOVERNMENT ISN'T SOME HAMPSTEAD DEBATING SOCIETY: YOU NEED TO MAKE CONTEMPORARY JUDGEMENTS

He was once in a similar position...

I guess what Sir John Major really means is "sometimes plans change". What use would our leaders be to us and the country if they could not respond to unforeseen events as they happen? What mandate do they have for violent action if they have not previously been pressed on the issue?

The Falklands.

Afghanistan.

Iraq.

Libya?