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Cus I am... I feel it was wrong of them to break the story like that, essentially risking his life regards less of if he is a Royal or not.
Who wants to join me in a UK-DOS attack of the website... lol.
I think the Mirrors headline today is most excellent
When Harry met Tally
A uk Dos Attack...nice!
It just bugged me, something I never realised it would...
Yep. Finally he gets to do the job he has been training to do and have a bit of a normal existence in his life and now hes going to get sent home.
I'd be pi**ed off too.
Dan
DanDare
29-02-08, 10:31 AM
When the news broke of this last night I was really pleased for him.
Its a massive boost to troop morale, I would be honored to serve along side a Royal. I think the press have no idea about what really goes on.
I don't think he's in any more danger than the rest of our boys.
Do the taliban watch the ITV News or read the Sun....No, to them all foreign troops are a target.
About time the Royal's got down and dirty with whats happening in the world.
My contempt for the media increases daily!
Dismal. I feel sorry for the bloke, he didn't ask to be in the Royal family, he should be allowed to lead his own life.
muffles
29-02-08, 11:23 AM
I think he's in more danger because he's a Royal. OK they might treat all troops as targets, but Harry...he's a trophy - something to boast about, that they assassinated a prominent figure.
I'm annoyed at the Drudge report for revealing it though, especially sicne all journalists had an agreement not to report his presence for this very reason.
Ceri JC
29-02-08, 11:35 AM
Do the taliban watch the ITV News or read the Sun....
Yes, the BBC news in particular is a major source of intelligence for them. Why waste men in the field (and increase the danger of intelligence being intercepted) monitoring troop movements, when you can just flick on the telly and see where our boys are headed, often including video footage of the convoy revealing exactly what they have/how many of them there are.
It's one of the (many) reasons against having the press present in warzones as they arguably increase casualties, rather than reduce them.
Biker Biggles
29-02-08, 11:39 AM
I really wonder if the Taliban didnt know?If our own news media knew,but kept quiet until some foreign sources blew the story,I cant believe that the enemy wouldnt have had knowledge too.
Ceri JC
29-02-08, 11:56 AM
I really wonder if the Taliban didnt know?If our own news media knew,but kept quiet until some foreign sources blew the story,I cant believe that the enemy wouldnt have had knowledge too.
Honestly, you wouldn't believe what a huge proportion of their intel comes from our media. Trust me, I spent the last 3 years studying this. :)
DanDare
29-02-08, 12:25 PM
Yet another incident of American's trying to kill British Troops! :mad:
What were they thinking?
Yet another incident of American's trying to kill British Troops! :mad:
What were they thinking?
Publicity probably...
DanAbnormal
04-03-08, 09:33 AM
A lot of the time media actually give out false locations/names and numbers purely to disinform the enemy. It's still the era of propaganda.
ThEGr33k
04-03-08, 10:18 AM
TBH most of our forces find out whats going on from the news! Mad I tell thee.
TBH most of our forces find out whats going on from the news! Mad I tell thee.
Yeah I seem to remember being in Germany in 82 and hearing about the antelope being hit, it was all over BFBS radio (bet that brings back a few memories !) well before it hit the Uk news.
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