The magnitude and horror of war is hard to imagine but this news item gives you a notion of how awful it is. 'A soldier who lost his testicles and both legs to a Taliban landmine says servicemen should donate sperm before they go to war. Rick Clement, 34, almost died in the blast in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in May 2010. He wed fiance Leanne Isaacs a year later but the marriage didn't last.' (Daily Telegraph, 7 March) The horror that Rick experienced is not going to be lessened by any sort of legislation. What we need is world socialism and the end of war for ever. RD
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