To all the lads and lasses in Iraq we hope you come home safely and soon

To all the lads and lasses in Iraq, we hope you come home safely and soon. Love from the Stephen Family xxxxxxxxxxNan Boyd, motherI have spoken with my son a short time ago and they are very close friends of his He is absolutely gutted tonight. If MPs had sons out there fighting they would soon bring them home They just don’t care any more. God Bless every one of the lads out there and may God bring the rest of them home safe.Mother of soldierJust heard the news. I think we all need to get on at our MPs to get our boys out of there. I just hope Tony Blair can sleep at nights.Bob Evans, former RAFI’d like to pass my sincere condolences to the families of your brave soldiers that died today. As an ex-RAF guy I understand the anxieties and grief these sojourns bring to everybody.

They have to do as they are told but, sadly, they are told some bad things sometimes and I believe this is one of those occasions. I will be thinking of your people over there and hoping for the safe return of each and every one of them.Anonymous wifeI’m not sure how other wives are feeling but, after seeing the news today, I am feeling more and more helpless. I just want my husband home, can’t stand the fact they are getting pulled further into this whole mess and there is no end in sight.No one knows when they will be home and we are getting told nothing and not to listen to the news, but that’s hard when that’s all the information we are given.Geordi, mother of Black Watch soldierAs the mother of a BW soldier serving in Iraq, I would like to pass on our family’s sympathies to the relatives and friends of all those involved in this latest dreadful incident Last night was just terrible Waiting on names. If there are any young journalists out there who might want a column one day (and you’re welcome to ghost this one for me), here’s a little tip.If you build a column around a famous quote, then first check it exists.

Actually don’t ask David Moyes because he’ll tell you, like he told me, that you’re talking rubbish. But look at the evidence: he saved Everton from relegation, then took them to the edge of Europe. The Mersey ran blue with expectation for the following season and they had a stinker And then they sold their best player. And now they’re third.”You’re making a rod for your own back, aren’t you David?” I said. “You’ll have a nightmare next season if you carry on like this.” He looked at me like my wife often looks at me – the words “withering” and “contemptuous” come to mind. “We’ll deal with that when the time comes,” he said.One other thing.

When I was a kid I always used to find it rather patronising when a pundit – Bob Wilson comes to mind – used to point out a bit of skill and say something like “a good example for any youngsters watching” Well, I’m going to do it now. Some eminent Israeli commentators have begun to warn the establishment not to miss a potentially historic moment for trying to solve the world’s most intractable conflict.. Darfur is descending into anarchy as new militia groups spring up and threaten to prolong the war, a senior United Nations official has warned. Off the top of your head, try to name athletes stricken by success and athletes stricken by failure Your first list will be longer than the second.