Nick Griffin posing with battle of Britain backdrop at the 'secret' manifesto launch, Grays Essex. 11/5/09.From http://tinyurl.com/yjsld9t.VETERANS joined former Army generals to launch a fullscale assault on the British National Party today.Retired top brass accused the far-right group of attempting to "hijack" the good name of the military for its own ends.And war heroes including ex-SAS commando Andy McNab and Falklands veteran Simon Weston condemned the BNP's use of images of Britain's Armed Forces in its election materials.The campaign – called Stolen Valour – was organised by anti-racism group Nothing British, which accused the party of trying to use the public's warm feelings towards the military to promote extremist politics.