Ben Griffin (SAS)

Ben Griffin
Birth name Benjamin Griffin
Born 1977
London, United Kingdom
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service
Years of service 1997-2005
Wars Iraq War

Benjamin Griffin (born 1977) is a former British SAS soldier and Iraq War veteran who was allowed to quit the army while on leave but was later gagged for disclosing information about cases of cruelty during the war. He especially criticised the role of the United States.[1][2][3][4]

Griffin is now an anti-war campaigner and Co-ordinator for the UK branch of Veterans for Peace.[5][6]

In December 2015 Griffin, along with other members of Veterans for Peace, discarded his medals outside Downing Street in protest against the UK's involvement in the Syrian Civil War.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 'I didn't join the British Army to conduct American foreign policy', Telegraph
  2. ↑ Court gags ex-SAS man who made torture claims, The Guardian
  3. ↑ The former SAS soldier whose experiences in Iraq turned him into an anti-war campaigner, Wales Online
  4. ↑ Ben Griffin, SAS Special Air Service
  5. ↑ "Ex-British soldier Ben Griffin on why we will not fight for Queen and country". Noglory.org. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. ↑ Ian Cobain. "Road to reconciliation: ex-IRA members and British soldiers come face to face | UK news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. ↑ https://www.rt.com/uk/325018-syria-airstrikes-medals-protest/
  8. ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/veterans-discard-war-medals-at-downing-street-in-protest-over-syrian-air-strikes-a3132676.html
  9. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/veterans-throw-away-their-war-medals-in-disgust-at-british-air-strikes-in-syria-a6765446.html


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