Sheep Dip and Oganophosphates.

I had a farm in Wales from 2001 to 2015 and the government was saying that we had to dip the sheep once a year in this noxious sheep dip which one was told was the only thing that would prevent Sheep Scab, an irritant for the poor sheep. This I believe was the start of my symptoms of MS. Complete loss of balance and being a dancer this wasn't a help!
A lovely life but so much has been suffered, by those just trying to earn a living. I was invited to the Houses of Parliament by Andy Burnham who was campaigning for Farmers to make the Government recognise that by insisting on using this toxic mixture that many lives are ruined. Time is going by and there is an election looming people are thinking who are they going to vote for. There was a lady who was going to support Andy in his bid to have this "Dip" made illegal. This all started decades ago, farmers have suffered with this with no acknowledgement!

Click on the following titles for articles on official recognition of damage to health done by organophosphates and incriminating sheep dip poisoning HSE report - officially destroyed revealed.

Organophosphates putting the farmers at risk and now the Army gets similar treatment!

In the Independent on Thursday 16th April the headline was that the Army was being injected with the MOD's anti-malarial drug. Jonathan Owen reports that it is having adverse effects, very similar to the sheep dip. The suicidal tendencies are the same as those dipping sheep experience.
Major General Alistair Duncan is now in a secure psychiatric unit. This Major General was given Lariam, 17,000 suffers from having been given this drug and have shown symptoms of depression. Unfortunately this drug was cheaper than those previously given, but the effects are very concerning. Defense ministries in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Canada have banned Larium or use it as a last resort. I think together, with the organophosphates, this drug is a problem. Shouldn't both be banned by the UK?

Where have the Kidnapped girls from Gwoza gone?

Will Ross reports that after all the furore that occurred a year ago, when 300 school girls had been abducted by the group Boko Haram, they had been seen three weeks ago in Gwoza town. The US, China and other powers announced they would help find the girls. But that was over a year ago! A lady had seen the girls and had managed to talk to them saying "Are you the Chibok girls?" they said they were. The leader of the group is Abubakar Shekau who felt that the girls should be treated as slaves and would marry the leaders of the group. Why with all these nations pledging support this appalling situation continues. Seemingly the girls have disappeared in to the Sambisa Forest in the North West of the country. They had to convert Islam although they were Christian and were used as booty and Mr Shekau has pledged allegiance to the Islamic state. They are notorious for abductions in Iraq and Syria. What can be done?  

Chad & Niger helping to remove Boko Haram from their stronghold.

This happened on Tuesday 31st. of March, despite tales of how this group kidnapped girls and used them with women to be a protective shield against the guns of those pursuing them.
Madjhara Nako reported that Soldiers from Chad, Niger, drew Boko Haram Islamists to the border,
UN human rights chief Zeid Raad also said there are also persistent credible reports of serious violations of human rights and the use of children as cannon fodder according to Nigerian and other Security forces responding to Boko Haram. He calls for a thorough fully transparent investigation.
We all hope that his murderous group will be curtailed.  

Has Boko Haram been destoyed?

A year ago 300 school girls were kidnapped from a very prestigious private school! There was an outcry and the parents marched saying Free our girls! There were rumours that the girls had been sold to the fighters. Rumours that bodies had been found and that they had been incinerated There was great activity yesterday in Northern Nigeria as the stronghold of  Boko Haram had been overrun by the Government troops, as John Hall reported in the Online Mail.

Is this true or just another rumour there again? The talk is that Boko Haram have linked up with ISIS to become a vast Muslim Caliphate. We wait to hear the results of the elections in Nigeria. Will we inherit more problems worldwide!? 

Afghanistan a peaceful protest.

On Sunday 22nd March,there was an altercation between a lady called Fathunda and a male "Soothsayer" outside the temple charging visitors for these remedies. There seemed to be an argument between these two individuals and trouble ensued, the lady was chased behind the temple and others were encouraged by the men in the group to stone and jump on the face of the lady until she was dead. A horrific thing to happen just behind a temple where you would think this should be an area of peace and tranquility.   

The Expansion of Boko Haram's land.

Has the area that Boko Haram occupies expanded? Farouk Chokia quotes from the Koranic Verse "Anyone who is not governed by what Allah has perfected is among the transgressions."

They are fighting the government. Patrick Cockburn cites that ISIS can train and arm thousands of fighters in Northern Kenya. I heard on the radio this morning that there were many kidnapped women and that a mass grave had been discovered in that area. What is extremely concerning is that Boko Haram has teamed up with ISIS to make up one immense Muslim state. Meanwhile the difficulties our allies are having in the battle for Tikrit illustrates one of the great strengths of ISIS that may concern us all.

Veronica Morris.