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A PARLIAMENTARY committee will today consider a petition calling for a crown pardon for Breaker Morant and two other Australian soldiers court-martialled during the Boer War more than 100 years ago. The vexed question is to be considered at a public hearing of the House of Representatives petitions committee later today. Harry Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton were tried and convicted by a British military courts martial in 1902 for executing Boer prisoners of war. Morant and Handcock subsequently were executed by firing squad in Pretoria.

Veteran actor Edward Woodward has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed. The Croydon-born star had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, and died in hospital, said Janet Glass. Woodward is most famous for his roles in the cult 1973 horror film The Wicker Man, alongside Sir Christopher Lee, and TV series The Equalizer and Callan.

Equalizer Actor Edward Woodward Dies Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer has died today. Actor 'never lost his brave spirit' The 79-year-old had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia.

NEW material calling for a posthumous pardon for three Australian soldiers court-martialled in controversial circumstances more than 100 years ago during the Boer War will be presented to Federal Parliament today. Lieutenants Harry Harbord "Breaker" Morant, Peter Handcock and George Ramsdale Witton were convicted of murdering Boer prisoners, with Morant and Handcock executed for war crimes in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1902, despite a plea for court mercy. Witton was sentenced to life but was released two years later. But a petition based on an examination of the case by Navy Commander James Unkles, a Victorian lawyer with 30 years...

For your considerations..... It seems as though Haditha has the possiblity of turning into a version of "Breaker Morant." For those who have not seen it, I commend you to take the time to watch it. Some memorable quotes: "The barbarities of war are seldom committed by abnormal men. The tragedy of war is that these horrors are committed by normal men in abnormal situations." "We shot them under Rule 303." "Live each day as though it were your last; one day you're sure to be right." "Needless to say, the Germans couldn't give a damn about the Boers. The...