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Britain's Prince Harry in Afghanistan
By Charlie
Good on him. I saw the interview on FOX news, and Prince Harry seems pretty motivated to be with his men on the front lines.
LONDON (AP) — The secret is out: Prince Harry has been serving on the front line with his British army unit in one of Afghanistan's most lawless and barren provinces. Harry is the first royal to serve in a combat zone since his uncle Prince Andrew flew helicopters during Britain's war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in 1982.British officials had hoped to keep the 23-year-old's deployment secret until he had safely returned, but they released video of Harry serving in Helmand Province after a leak appeared on the U.S. Web site the Drudge Report.
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Good for him, I can only imaging how p$$ed he was when he could not go to Iraq with his original unit...
My issue is with the MSM: CNN reported today that up until now, the media, including CNN, kept mum based on the agreement they had with the Royal House. So, the American media SOBs are eager to agree and honor the pact with the Royal House of Great Britain but diss the WH's similar requests and cannot keep their trap shut when it comes to the national secrets?! WTF?!
And of course it got to be a US website to break the agreement and leak the info... I believe the American media house is in dire need of a very thorough cleaning...
And do not they even dare to mention the 1st Amendment, 'fire!' in the crowded theater is not a protected free speech.
It's amazing how the American media will comply with the wishes of foreigners than Americans themselves. I'm very glad that Harry was given cover by the media. Of course, those who try to defend my dear country are sold out by the media. This is a disgrace. What if Harry was an American pop star and decided to give up his lifestyle to serve our country? He would have been sold out from day one. Keep chargin Harry!
How is America ever going to stay ahead in the world when so many Americans can't figure out how to use Google or the wisdom of pursuing information at the level of a primary source?
Prince Harry's location was broken on 2-18-09 by the Aussie Magazine New Idea. Which Drudge credits in its story. And New Idea admits to it and has since pulled the original story. You can find the empty link for yourself by going to the New Idea's yahoo website and searching "Prince Harry."
Where you find:
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/8771/prince-harry-goes-to-war-in-afghanistan
... that now leads to his bio.
But of course, that would have taken.. work. A careful examination of the evidence at hand and maybe.. making one's own mind up instead of having a media outlet tell you what you out to think. Just maybe.
several media orgs are now reporting that he's going to be pulled out by order of the MoD. he has every right to be pissed about that, and i hope they rescind the order. by all accounts he's doing a good job, and he should be allowed to keep "mucking around" with his boys.
What kind of a 21st century prince studies things military, much less goes out in the field? Is he bonkers?
Barackobama knows that war, its rules and discipline are an anachronism. For this reason "Defense" and "Military" are not on his issues list.
So much for Op Sec.
Omelas,
You completely missed the point: the MSM, including AMERICAN MEDIA, agreed and honored a pact with the HOUSE OF WINDSOR (UK) but AMERICAN MEDIA derides any attempt by the WH to keep our nation's secrets as secrets.
so may be before going off on the search of the facts au contraire, you should have analyzed what CNN own reporting said.
thank you
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Fantastic...