Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Nader letter to Miliband
Nader challenges Miliband
In an attempt to inject some excitement and real politics into the campaign, the independant candidate Nader A-Naderi has issued a challenge to Labour's David Miliband to debate and discuss the the reasons behind our decision to go to war against Iraq.
He also discloses that South Shields businessman Mr. Alan Brown had withdrawn his own independant candidature in favour of Mr. A-Naderi. I publish some extracts from his campaign releases of today.
Open Letter to David Miliband
Dear Mr Miliband
I am writing to challenge you to explain to an open meeting of the people of South Shields why you misledus over 'weapons of mass destruction'.On 15 March 2003, just before the start of the illegal war in Iraq, you categorically stated in the Shields Gazette that you had "overwhelming evidence" that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.That claim was simply untrue - and was part of the pack of lies told by you, your leader Tony Blair, and other allies, over the past two years in relation to the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.
You have never come clean to the people of this town as to why you told us that untruth - nor apologized for misleading us.Now you have an opportunity to do so. You can come along - like myself and all other candidates invited by the people of the ecumenical Churches Together in South Tyneside movement - and explain yourself to a free and open public meeting,which is being chaired by the Bishop of Jarrow, the Rt. Rev John Pritchard. As you will be aware, the joint Churches Together inSouth Tyneside General Election Public Meeting for both the Jarrow and the South Shields Constituencies is being held at Westoe Road Baptist Church Hall, beside the Town Hall, on Sunday 24 April, at 7.30pm.I look forward to seeing and hearing from you person-to-person there and then.
Yours sincerely,
Nader A-Naderi
Alan Brown statement
South Shields local businessman Alan Brown has put popular unity before personal ambitions and is standing aside in the South Shields election race so that a traders association can back fellow Independent candidate Nader A-Naderi instead.
In a dramatic last minute decision, Mr Brown, born and bred in South Shields 49 years ago, and a trader in the town for more than 30, held back his almost completed General Election nomination papers for aProtest Vote campaign he had planned to lead on behalf of Frederick Street Traders Association, Laygate, which he chairs. He said: 'I am not a political man, but wanted to run a campaign that would highlight the grievances of the Frederick Street Traders. My concerns are mainly local, and I recognize that Nader is more of a full General Election candidate, with more awareness overall of international, national and local concerns.
Mr Brown, who runs his own photographic equipment shop on Frederick Street for more than quarter of a century, explained that the origins of his plan to stand in the election were many years of bitter experiences of being given the run-around by politicians and officials over the promised redevelopment of Frederick Street and the surrounding area. He said: 'They invite us on to steering groups, but then do not listen to what we have to say. They make promises of action to us, but nothing comes of them.' We have had at least three meetings with the present M.P David Miliband on these matters but he did not listen to us. He is not doing his job properly.'
Mr Brown used to be a Labour voter, but said he did not trust any of the main parties any more. He said: 'Almost half of the electorate in SouthShields do not bother to vote, and the reason is that people do not trust the main parties and find that they do not listen. I am now putting my trust in Nader to publicise the sort of concerns I had on behalf ofthe Frederick Street Traders Association. I suggest to other people: "If in doubt, don't do nowt. Please use your vote".
'Nader said: 'When I heard about Alan Brown's plan to stand, I was moved to see that ordinary citizens like us, finding themselves with no voice and no representation were attempting to turn the tide of disappointment and disempowerment by engaging in the electoral process. However I was concerned about a confused Independent vote message. When we approached Alan for talks, we found that we had much in common in our mutual goals. If I had not been standing myself I would have voted for him. He is an excellent local representative and I will be happy to support him if he stands for the local council.'
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In an attempt to inject some excitement and real politics into the campaign, the independant candidate Nader A-Naderi has issued a challenge to Labour's David Miliband to debate and discuss the the reasons behind our decision to go to war against Iraq.
He also discloses that South Shields businessman Mr. Alan Brown had withdrawn his own independant candidature in favour of Mr. A-Naderi. I publish some extracts from his campaign releases of today.
Open Letter to David Miliband
Dear Mr Miliband
I am writing to challenge you to explain to an open meeting of the people of South Shields why you misledus over 'weapons of mass destruction'.On 15 March 2003, just before the start of the illegal war in Iraq, you categorically stated in the Shields Gazette that you had "overwhelming evidence" that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.That claim was simply untrue - and was part of the pack of lies told by you, your leader Tony Blair, and other allies, over the past two years in relation to the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.
You have never come clean to the people of this town as to why you told us that untruth - nor apologized for misleading us.Now you have an opportunity to do so. You can come along - like myself and all other candidates invited by the people of the ecumenical Churches Together in South Tyneside movement - and explain yourself to a free and open public meeting,which is being chaired by the Bishop of Jarrow, the Rt. Rev John Pritchard. As you will be aware, the joint Churches Together inSouth Tyneside General Election Public Meeting for both the Jarrow and the South Shields Constituencies is being held at Westoe Road Baptist Church Hall, beside the Town Hall, on Sunday 24 April, at 7.30pm.I look forward to seeing and hearing from you person-to-person there and then.
Yours sincerely,
Nader A-Naderi
Alan Brown statement
South Shields local businessman Alan Brown has put popular unity before personal ambitions and is standing aside in the South Shields election race so that a traders association can back fellow Independent candidate Nader A-Naderi instead.
In a dramatic last minute decision, Mr Brown, born and bred in South Shields 49 years ago, and a trader in the town for more than 30, held back his almost completed General Election nomination papers for aProtest Vote campaign he had planned to lead on behalf of Frederick Street Traders Association, Laygate, which he chairs. He said: 'I am not a political man, but wanted to run a campaign that would highlight the grievances of the Frederick Street Traders. My concerns are mainly local, and I recognize that Nader is more of a full General Election candidate, with more awareness overall of international, national and local concerns.
Mr Brown, who runs his own photographic equipment shop on Frederick Street for more than quarter of a century, explained that the origins of his plan to stand in the election were many years of bitter experiences of being given the run-around by politicians and officials over the promised redevelopment of Frederick Street and the surrounding area. He said: 'They invite us on to steering groups, but then do not listen to what we have to say. They make promises of action to us, but nothing comes of them.' We have had at least three meetings with the present M.P David Miliband on these matters but he did not listen to us. He is not doing his job properly.'
Mr Brown used to be a Labour voter, but said he did not trust any of the main parties any more. He said: 'Almost half of the electorate in SouthShields do not bother to vote, and the reason is that people do not trust the main parties and find that they do not listen. I am now putting my trust in Nader to publicise the sort of concerns I had on behalf ofthe Frederick Street Traders Association. I suggest to other people: "If in doubt, don't do nowt. Please use your vote".
'Nader said: 'When I heard about Alan Brown's plan to stand, I was moved to see that ordinary citizens like us, finding themselves with no voice and no representation were attempting to turn the tide of disappointment and disempowerment by engaging in the electoral process. However I was concerned about a confused Independent vote message. When we approached Alan for talks, we found that we had much in common in our mutual goals. If I had not been standing myself I would have voted for him. He is an excellent local representative and I will be happy to support him if he stands for the local council.'
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