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Friday, May 27, 2011
Dutch military boo Parliament
Thousands of uniformed Dutch military booed outside parliament today as they held a demonstration. Soldiers and defence civilian staff marched on The Hague to protest against a one billion euro-cut in the defence budget and its consequent 12,000 compulsory redundancies.
The harshest criticism went to the Christian Democrats and conservative VVD party. During the protest, VVD MP André Bosman said that concessions were necessary and not much can be done about the cuts.
Chants of "It’s stupid to want this" and "This can’t be" came in response. Getting a particularly poor reception was the statement by Bosman, a former Air Force staff member, that there should be no illusion a career in the military could be lifelong.
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