What the hell? I come home from the pub and this the first thing I see. Dumbfounded. It's a loss, it really is. Though fair play to him for coming out with it before the media exposed him.
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What the hell? I come home from the pub and this the first thing I see. Dumbfounded. It's a loss, it really is. Though fair play to him for coming out with it before the media exposed him.
Marines charged with murder over Afghanistan death
Five Royal Marines charged with murder over the death of an insurgent in Afghanistan in 2011...
Looks like Cameron will have to issue another apology on behalf of the British people. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/05/maumau-court-colonial-compensation-torture
I think it'll be his...
I was thinking about this yesterday. We heard abut attacks on ISAF troops because it's of national interest, however we don't hear about green on green. I'd find that far more interesting.
Definitely. Strong hints the British drawdown with be far more rapid than previously stated. Soon enough it will be like rats fleeing a sinking ship.
I've got visions of him turning up and trying to teach the natives to play cricket.
Good to be back.
It's an odd move, I can understand from his perspective that he wants to serve his country and he'd rather have a serious role rather than a ceremonial one. It's just a nice...
The other possibility and a far more alarming one, is that the attackers were trained by ISAF. I do remember reading that they were wearing American uniforms, though that may not mean anything what...
The whole ALP scheme was a disaster waiting to happen
I watched the third episode last night, harrowing stuff. I've read Dead Men Risen and seen some of the clips of the contact which killed Mark Evison before. Seeing it in it's entirety was all the...
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir vows to 'liberate' South Sudan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17761949#
Situation in South Kordofan seems to be deteriorating rapidly.
Southern Kordofan: Unfinished Business ...
I think this is quite a unique case. Someone who became redicalised, as most do, in order to fill a void in their lives. However it seems to have been in a rather (to use a British turn of phrase)...
The description of the raid by RAID is pretty incedible. He was hiding in the toilet, burst out of the room guns blazing and then jumped out of the window.
Suspect is thought to be dead
This is slightly off topic, but it made me chucle. Somtimes satire can say it best.
From The Daily Mash: Predator drone visiting Afghan families on condolence mission....
You're right, situation with the Warrior is exactly the same as it was with the Viking. Both vehicles designed for use in a war that never happened and unsuitable to this kind of conflict. Reading...
I think the liability should lie with the idiots at the MoD who pissed away billions through poor aquisition. When it results in the deaths of soldiers in the field and the overall weakening of our...
I agree. Some of the comments against are listing all the other problems Uganda has. Well that's the problem if you're going to be a single issue charity, you're only going to target that one issue.
I confess to not having read all of the posts on this thread. But to be clear, JMA you support an intervention just not by the USA?
Worth a read http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/03/08/how_not_to_intervene_in_syria
The Daily Beast article gave some really good background info. The failed Guatemalan attack must have really boosted his prowess, making people believe that he really does have super powers and a...
So it looks like Channel 4 are back with some more damning evidence, next week, Wednesday. Should be interesting.
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Link to cited programme, it hopefully works beyond the...
I did think the KONY12 video dumbed down, I guess it had to. The complexity of the conflict may be beyond many peoples comprehention. The few pieces I saw criticising it were a little outdated and...
Comments on a rather crass cartoonhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cartoon/2012/mar/08/steve-bell-cartoon-british-soldiers-death-afghanistan.
What a poorly written article! I found myself...