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A project to provide children in Iraq with teddy bears has been criticised by peace campaigners, as the toys are made from military uniforms. Volunteers at the US RAF Lakenheath base in Suffolk have been producing the soft toys from old and torn uniforms which were found in an attic. But campaigners Suffolk 4 Peace have said the scheme is insensitive and could traumatise the Iraqi children. A US Air Force spokesman said they were only trying to do the right thing. Lieutenant Jason McCree told BBC Radio Suffolk it was an act of charity. Inappropriate material "We feel that...