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We, the undersigned, believe the ‘war on terror’ is a poorly defined tactical construct and that the UK is not really at war. If we are at war, the public should know the full details and so demand the following questions be properly addressed through an independent inquiry:

- What is the UK definition of the ‘war on terror’? - Is ‘terror’ a legitimate military objective? - What are the causes of terrorism? - Can terrorism be successfully combated with traditional military means? - What progress are we making in the ‘war on terror’? - Why is there no internationally agreed definition of ‘terrorism’?

We, the undersigned, believe that such basic questions have never been answered satisfactorily, or at all. This should be a pre-requisite, rather than an afterthought, to war.

Current signatories

Andrew Sheerin, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Matt Davies
• Andrew Osborne
• Simon Mullen
• Chris Marling
• Benjamin Southworth
• Ben Piper
• Andrew Tompkins
• Catherine Mahony
• Lucie Levings
• Jude Clarke
• Billy Dosanjh
• Leela Flood
• John Ayliff
• Julian Holliday
• Lady Laura Murphy
• Catherine Briddick
• Barbora Patkova
• Joseph Andrews
• Daniel Blackett
• Nadia Ali
• David Penn
• James Brownsell
• Sophia Skoufaki
• Gregory Mould
• Mark Sugrue
• Jonathan Mason
• Stephen Blackwell
• Zoe Watson-Taylor
• Jacqueline van Oosterwijk
• Kevin Beynon
• Kam Sanghera
• Angus Kennedy
• Karl Hartland
• Luke Christensen
• Ronan McNErn
• Philip Richards
• Chris Davies
• Thomas Lowenthal
• Muhammad Rai
• Matthew James McDermott
• Tom Billingham
• Stephen Alexander Royston-Davies
• Tony Walker
• Austin Chamberlain
• Richard Robbins
• Ian Newson
• Andy Cronk
• Simon McVittie
• Philippa Burton
• chris martin
• Rob Martin
• Matthew Docherty
• Duncan Turner
• Peter Simmons
• Andrew Penfold
• Alexander Fry
• Neil Longhorn
• Lisa Butler
• mark golding
• ernie valentine
• Cahir O'Doherty
• Sean Garztecki
• Adrian Gosling
• Sue Wilson
• Greg Skinner
• Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley
• John Wilson
• Andrew Watson
• John Curran
• David Nuttall
• John Moseley
• Rebecca Urwin
• john thacker
• Naomi Anderson
• Kelvin Mew
• Peter Manley
• John Estruch
• Ian Hunneybell
• Carl L Witcombe
• Nicholas Barnett
• Alex Simpson
• Carol Mathews
• Robert Baker
• Leon Green
• Richard Tobin
• Sophie Madden
• James Moar
• Stewart Timms
• Glen Thomas
• TOM COLLIS
• Isobel Whittaker
• Ben Jacobs
• Suzanne Mason
• Anthony Jones
• David Peter Fuller
• Jacqueline Boden
• Judith Gretton-Dann
• Jessica M KONI
• Deolinda Eltringham
• Margaret King
• Adam Smith
• U Vorajee
• Phyllis Brazier
• Nathanael Inkson
• Kate Nuttall
• Andrew Gulliford
• Stephen P. Abbott
• jimmy sayers
• Andy Kadir-Buxton
• Tarrek Noire
• rebecca sicardi
• Nicol Maclennan
• Yasir Farooq
• TINA DAVIES
• Danielle Rozycka
• Jennifer Wellsted
• marc dalleywater
• David Kemp
• Anthony Boardman
• victoria ruby collins
• Anthony Teitler
• Tim Callaghan
• Cathy Harrison
• Judy Trayte
• John A. Read
• Cathy Bryant
• Anthony G Connor