British soldiers refuse to fight

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday March 31, 2003 09:54 by James McKenna

protesting at civilian deaths

Three British soldiers have been ordered home for protesting that the war is killing innocent civilians.

The three soldiers face court martial and are seeking legal advice.

British military chiefs are worried about growing evidence of civilians being killed in fighting involving American soldiers.

Another three wounded British soldiers described yesterday how they survived a terrifying attack by an American anti-tank aircraft that killed one of their troop and destroyed two armoured vehicles accusing the American pilot for showing “no regard for human life” and accused him of being a cowboy who had gone "out on a jolly".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-629644,00.html