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Controversial British Parliament Member Urges Alternatives To Mideast Policy
Paul Marsden, an outspoken member of Britain's Parliament, will present, "Tough Peace Not War: Has the International Community Failed?" on Monday, February 14 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Fortunoff Hall Hunt Room on Dowling College's Rudolph Campus in Oakdale.
Mr. Marsden made news when he defected from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats in 2001. He has been a strong critic of the Labour Party\'s support of the Iraq War. In 2000 he criticized the way the Prime Minister handled his nation's fuel crisis and faced repeated confrontations with his local Labour Party. He has regularly spoken out over the state of hospitals and schools and urged more protection for the environment.
Mr. Marsden has called on the government to withdraw British troops from Iraq and assist in a United Nations temporary peacekeeping force to take over until the country can field an adequate police force. "Day after day there is more blood shed and the people who commit the atrocities against our troops are receiving more and more support from ordinary Iraqis who want to see the U.S. and British forces leave," Mr Marsden said. "We need a new United Nations force to take over quickly, which will defend the integrity of Iraqi borders and bring peace to the country. There is a role for Britain, but not as an occupying power following the war."
A Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire since 1997, Mr. Marsden previously worked in construction, banking and telecom businesses. Mr. Marsden has undertaken a number of humanitarian missions to highlight the plight of the poor around the world, including visits to refugee camps on the Afghan border in 2001 and to Malawi to see the famine in Southern Africa in 2002. Since being elected he has raised approximately £9,000 for English and international charities.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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