Harry goes to war
posted at 2:09 pm on February 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A “world exclusive” that was actually leaked two months ago and then dutifully suppressed by the British media. How badly have they wanted to write about this? Count the number of articles on the Telegraph website that have appeared in just the past few hours. Drudge is patting himself on the back but I’m curious what our readers think about the ethics. The story itself is genuinely awesome — he’s seen action, called in airstrikes, done patrols (”I’m still a little bit conscious (not to) show my face too much, in and around the area”), and got the word about his deployment from grandma herself — but the brass is none too happy that his cover’s been blown. British chief of staff Gen. Dannatt:
“Now that the story is in the public domain, the Chief of Defense Staff and I will take advice from the operational commanders about whether his deployment can continue,” the statement added. “I now appeal to the media to restrain from attempting to report Prince Harry’s every move and return to our understanding.”…
“I am very disappointed that foreign Web sites have decided to run this story without consulting us.
“This is in stark contrast to the highly responsible attitude that the whole of the U.K. print and broadcast media, along with a small number of overseas, who have entered into an understanding with us over the coverage of Prince Harry on operations.
“Exemplary” and a “credit to the nation,” Dannatt calls him — and he’s now a major security risk. Exit question: Would you have run the scoop? Information wants to be free, but what information wants and what information gets are two different things (usually) when it comes to troop movements. Supplemental exit question: Did Drudge really break the embargo or did someone politely invite him to do so? There’s been a lot of pressure on the Europeans lately to ramp up their NATO commitment in Afghanistan; showing off a royal (and a son of Diana, no less) walking the beat and kicking jihadi ass is a nifty way to boost morale and emphasize that commitment.
Update: Bad Drudge, says the boss.
Update: Sweet. Click the image to watch.
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God, Queen and Country!
RobCon on February 28, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Spot on Harry, a credit to his country!
dmann on February 28, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Harry in Afganistan and McCain’s kid in Iraq. The chicken hawk argument is getting kind of thin.
RobCon on February 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM
If Prince Harry is killed, England should sue Drudge. I’d like to see that squinty eyed dork in prison. lol
noelgallagher2k on February 28, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Expect the BBC to provide
the enemythe world with all the info they need of Harry’s location.
RobCon on February 28, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Good for him and Britain.
Maybe when he gets back he can clear out some no-go zones at home.
BL@KBIRD on February 28, 2008 at 2:16 PM
It happens that this reader sent Drudge a note asking him why he is proud of this. This is not news we had to know, and it puts Harry’s life, and the lives of his fellow soldiers, in danger. When he returned home - that would have been the time to celebrate this great story.
If Drudge was asked to do this by NATO powers-that-be to enhance support for the mission, then I forgive him.
Buy Danish on February 28, 2008 at 2:16 PM
To a certain extent, I would have run the story having established that he is already in Afghanistan, that his unit’s numbers, dates, et al are not included in the story, that his unit’s mission or location beyond say, country, possibly region, are not disclosed…
Essentially, provided that his unit (and by extention the Prince himself) is not put in danger through a violation of OpSec, I would run the story. It’s good for morale, as a Yank, and an enlisted one at that, I’m proud to see someone who could so easily get out of something like this instead so willing to get into something like this. Best of luck to him and his boys.
Spc Steve on February 28, 2008 at 2:16 PM
No. There should be a compelling public interest rationale for ignoring the personal and national security risks of breaking the media embargo.
In this case, the only rationale was the compelling need to splash PRINCE HARRY’S NAME IN WORLD WAR IV FONT on a slow-news day.
HEY! DID YOU HEAR? PRINCE HARRY IS IN AFGHANISTAN. PRINCE HARRY. ON A SECRET MISSION. FIGHTING ON THE FRONTLINES. YEAH. PRINCE HARRY!
Michelle on February 28, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I’m always disgusted by the media when they violate opsec just for the sake of the “story”. They’re needlessly endangering Prince Harry’s life and adding more stress/challenges to his unit. I didn’t check the links, but did they leave a forwarding address or GPS coords? You know, so the Talibs/AQ/etc could send him a care package?
All that aside, PROPS to Harry.
Good Luck Lt. May God watch over you and your men to a successful mission.
Kai on February 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Harry for King. Now that sound scool
Baphomet on February 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM
SEND MATT DRUDGE AND HIS TWITCHY RIGHT EYE TO PRISON ASAP!!!
noelgallagher2k on February 28, 2008 at 2:19 PM
I don’t think Drudge should have run with this one.
This is NOT a ‘need to know’ item, so I think this just puts Harry and his comrades in MUCH greater danger.
omnipotent on February 28, 2008 at 2:19 PM
It is too bad that more of our countries leaders children
don’t serve. Right or left.
daileyck1 on February 28, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Good thing the NYT didn’t find out about it.
Good job Harry, for once a Royal did something that actually matters.
Tony737 on February 28, 2008 at 2:20 PM
It is ridiculous that Harry is expected to behave like an average Joe. The British should decide whether they are a monarchy or not. If they are, treat Harry like a royalty that he is. If not, abolish it and don’t put the kid into this horrible position of being a bullet magnet.
freevillage on February 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Indeed they should be proud of Harry. I watched the 5 part series “Ross Kemp In Afghanistan” , these British have really
laid a lot on the line and are the best!! After watching the series I have a new found respect for our Ally!
Ka-Bar03 on February 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Well to see the British Royal Family fighting Islamofacists is a good thing in the long run. While its important to worry about Harry’s safety its a bit much to say Harry’s life is more important than others sacrificing over there.
I think that Harry himself is PROUD to proclaim he is serving over there and wants to take the risk like any other soldier.
ITs the same with McCain’s son. Will the MSM give the enemy complete details of where he is stationed ? Which is why I believe McCain has kept the info so low key.
William Amos on February 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM
BTW Bush as commander in Cheif is as much a target as Harry yet the MSM has no problem compromising his security.
William Amos on February 28, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Drudge today (not like i had much to begin with). Drudge knows like the rest of the British media knew once this information came out he would be a magnate for the those jihadist psychopaths out there.
G-d forbid if he got capture, just think what those jihadist bastards would do to him. Most likely behead him alive. Then what, we would lose our most valuable ally on the war on terror all for the glorious ego of MATT DRUDGE.
I can’t belive I’m saying this but I must quote bathtub boy as Drudge is offically the “Worst Person in the WORLD!”
Lance Murdock on February 28, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I thought I read somewhere McCain’s son was back int he US? Maybe I am wrong.
upinak on February 28, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Bad Drudge indeed. Think of all the guys lives who have been put at an added risk for no reason.
BadgerHawk on February 28, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Doesnt mean he cant be redeployed into combat
William Amos on February 28, 2008 at 2:25 PM
The spare stands tall and is more of a gentleman than those who felt this was a scoop worth printing - for their own purposes I have no doubt.
Wrong to do it.
KrisinNE on February 28, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Harry deserves credit and so does the British Media.
US media and ethics…. oxymoron
Kini on February 28, 2008 at 2:25 PM
No need to report this. At most, just say “Prince Harry serving in Afghanistan” and leave it at that.
Good for him carrying on the tradition of military service.
brak on February 28, 2008 at 2:26 PM
William, very true or he may have been on R&R. But, I read this in the last two weeks.
upinak on February 28, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Good for Harry I have respect for what he’s doing.
This incident reminds me of “the one who shall not be named” giving the coordinates of where he and the Marines were heading during the Iraq invasion.
Common sense never said hello to the people running with this story.
Geronimo on February 28, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Now having read and seen as much of this story as is out there for the moment, I have some questions of my own:
How is it that British news sources have so much material and footage of Harry out there doing all this soldier stuff? Shoot a Ma Deuce is cool and all, but not exactly newsworthy in itself. Were they planning to show all of it after he got back? Was it there just in case? What would anyone have done had Harry been killed over there? A stock interview floating around where Harry explains his job in ways that make it seem interesting and yet still vague.
I find it strange that as soon as the story broke, there’s a flood of information about it, much of it coming from Harry himself.
Spc Steve on February 28, 2008 at 2:29 PM
I’m almost positive that Drudge was given permission to run the story. The British press isn’t allowed to run these stories without permission even if the rest of the world is reporting it. If the Guardian interviewed him and published it they had permission.
Killgore Trout on February 28, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Or in other words, would I choose to further endanger my country in order to improve my career? Umm. No. No I wouldn’t.
Zetterson on February 28, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, I think they had it all in the can and were waiting to lift the embargo. Drudge lifted it for them.
Allahpundit on February 28, 2008 at 2:30 PM
I think thats the interesting thing. Harry is proud of his service while his superiors are worried about his safety.
The interesting thing to me is how British Muslims will react to that footage ? Will they call Harry a stooge of Bus for fighting in Bush’s war ? Is he now a war criminal for fighting against Innocent Muslims ?
Should be interesting to watch how Brits react to this
William Amos on February 28, 2008 at 2:31 PM
My thoughts are that the British media showed far greater journalistic integrity by keeping this quiet than we have come to expect from U.S. media. I wish we could believe that, for example, national security issues could be kept off the front page if a trustworthy govt. source requested it for specified reasons. Just doesn’t seem to happen anymore, unfortunately.
Of course, there are significant legal differences in regards to press freedom, etc. between the U.S. & U.K. that also probably played a role in this story.
cs89 on February 28, 2008 at 2:32 PM
allahpundit, I call on you to visit Drudge at his house and make a citizen’s arrest.
noelgallagher2k on February 28, 2008 at 2:33 PM
BTW the BBC has really gone all out with 3 vids of Harry out now
They are on this page
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7269743.stm
William Amos on February 28, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I agree with the boss, and the really disgusting thing is, the British tabloid media was able to control themselves for the good of the country and those other solders over there. Not to mention the prince.
So….. Drudge has far less scruples than the British tabloid media.
conservnut on February 28, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I wouldn’t release this kind of information if I was Drudge for the same reasons I wouldn’t leak classified info: It would affect national security and I’d probably be dreading dropping the soap in the shower in federal prison for the next 3-5 years.
My question for Drudge is if he has the scoop on the Bush twins. Does this mean they are in Iraq? Where they at!
LT Nixon on February 28, 2008 at 2:34 PM
The british press wouldn’t have been able to publish this without someone else publishing it first, since they are still covered by the official secret’s act AFAIK.
Canadian Imperialist Running Dog on February 28, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Give Drudge a break.
The guy hasn’t been terribly relevant in the last five years. He’s probably dying for another opportunity to go on TV wearing that stupid hat.
Mike Honcho on February 28, 2008 at 2:36 PM
I hope this doesn’t happen, but what if Harry is captured or killed in Afghanistan? Could Drudge face charges over this? I can understand leaking the Monica - CLinton story, but what the heck is he thinking releasing a story that is life and death?
noelgallagher2k on February 28, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Drudge ended Harry’s dream. Pathetic for a few more site visits.
American-Infidels.com on February 28, 2008 at 2:37 PM
freevillage, in British culture the upper classes have been expected to go to war, and historically have been killerd or wounded in higher percentage than the general population.
There is a long tradition of the Royals serving in wartime. It comes with the job.
Wills wants to go too but probably won’t be allowed to (Harry has been in the military longer than William so has more experience.)
cornwall on February 28, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Agreed.
Vizzini on February 28, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Being the first to broadcast Harry’s whereabouts is not the kind of scoop I’d want to be associated with, even if someone else was about to run the story.
Didn’t like it one bit.
Graybark on February 28, 2008 at 2:39 PM
That creep Drudge seems proud of this. Check out this headline from his site.
What an A$$clown!
conservnut on February 28, 2008 at 2:39 PM
I wonder if that idiot Drudge will accept responsbility for an increase of suicide attacks on British bases over there now?
conservnut on February 28, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Drudge shows signs of Narcissistic personality disorder. Ethics will probably always remain foreign to him. I would think this kind of behavior would make it difficult to get some sensitive exclusives.
snaggletoothie on February 28, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Hey Prince Harry!…..thanks.
Limerick on February 28, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Drudge should not have written about this… This was not cool.
ninjapirate on February 28, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Ditto
conservnut on February 28, 2008 at 2:45 PM
I would NOT have run this story. I don’t understand why Matt felt he had to run it; he’s got the hottest website going already. I’ve already sent him a note expressing my disappointment.
CSK on February 28, 2008 at 2:45 PM
I don’t know why but, this hit me like the NYT story on our intel ops. Sorry, the public doesn’t need to know everything going on in the heat of battle.
Hardly the same as perjury and a blue dress.
simon on February 28, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Wow, you would think that you own this place or something!
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carbon_footprint on February 28, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Well it’s pretty obivous that everyone in the British media knew about Harry’s mission. Too bad our media can’t keep anything secret
Lance Murdock on February 28, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Prince Harry is a true hero. I am proud of him as I am certian all Britain is. He overcame his disappointment of not going to Iraq and now Drudge has blown his cover. I am very disappointed in Drudge. No scoop is so important as to put Harry and the lives of his men in danger.
kanda on February 28, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Meh… I’m sure the military can handle it.
DaveS on February 28, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Hell No.
Ex-tex on February 28, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Does that mean they knew it was about to break and/or were the ones who ensured it would break? Perhaps everybody, including the British government wanted this to break now. It’s not like Drudge has people in London or Afghanistan who sniffed this out. It was handed to him but by whom? Color me cynical.
TheBigOldDog on February 28, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Bad Drudge, bad. If anyone should have let the cat out of the bag, it should have been Buckingham Palace, the PM, or the Ministry of Defense.
But since the world now knows Harry’s over there, the worst thing the Brits can do is to pull him out before his tour is over. They need to show bravery and resolve by keeping him over there with his unit. Sure he might get injured or killed but it could happen anyway if he had remained anonymous.
Let him do his duty and become a man and better Monarch from the experience. It will do him good to live as a common soldier before he has to go back and return to the ceremonial and boring life as a Royal.
SPCOlympics on February 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Firstly - Harry = Awesome.
Secondly - Harry can only be a major security issue for the military. All this whining about whether or not so-and-so ’should have’ run the story is ludicrously naive and absurdly pointless. He shouldn’t be out there IMHO, and the fact that he is means that the military is trying to keep a lid on a lit powderkeg - futile. If it hadn’t been Drudge, someone else would have. The cat was long out of the bag.
LimeyGeek on February 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
In my opinion, this should make him heir apparent, but it won’t.
beefytee on February 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Too bad the Brits seem to be turning tail on their freedom.
Hurrah for Harry!
Want to be the Times of London or the NYT would happily print out his grid co-ordinates if they knew them! Or the BBC would broadcast them?
Ivan the Terrible on February 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM
How much you want to bet that right about now, every single wacked-out Islamaniac Taliban looney-armed-with-an-Uzi running around the landscape out there is zeroing in on his exact location with only one single thought on their warped-out minds?
Nice work, Drudge. You jerk!
pilamaye on February 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Drudge knows better; he’s a flaming idiot.
If they have to pull Harry, Let’s put Drudge in his uniform to fill in as the ‘bullet magnet’ and see how important he thinks the scoop really was.
That said, I wish Harry was farther up the line of royalty. What a great example to the world! Buy him a pint for me, blokes!
michaelo on February 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM
PS. I wouldn’t run any story about any specifics regarding current military ops.
LimeyGeek on February 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM
ahhh to be young again…
My nephew was a machine gunner.. I got stuck working on computers.
Glad to see Harry having a blast in the field and getting some hands-on , he trained as a battlefield air controller.
He’s no bigger target than the next guy wearing a uniform.
Godspeed, Harry!
normsrevenge on February 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM
How do you know it wasn’t? Rather than playing favorites among the UK press maybe they gave it to Drudge. Do you think Drudge found out from independent sources or something? Somebody in the Government, Royal Family or UK Press handed this to him so they could all publish the stories they had in the can and ready to go,
TheBigOldDog on February 28, 2008 at 3:00 PM
One of the problems with Drudge is that he treats political and Hollywood-related stories as equal. So when you’re at his site you see a mish mash of political information and stories of trashy Hollywood types.
Because Drudge has posted stories of Prince Harry before in his TMZ mode he treated this like any other ditsy tabloid would. That he couldn’t care less about Prince Harry security or that of his fellow soldiers speaks volumes about Drudge’s ego.
Sensible Mom on February 28, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Bingo. The BBC knows how long its leash is.
LimeyGeek on February 28, 2008 at 3:02 PM
daileyck1, John McCain’s son just came back ‘from the sand’. And a lot of other ‘hawks’ also have family on the line. It would be interesting to see the family service rates of Congressional GOP vs. Dems.
michaelo on February 28, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Matt Drudge is self-serving and egotistical?
Say it ain’t so!
SouthernDem on February 28, 2008 at 3:02 PM
From a comment above: “The guy hasn’t been terribly relevant in the last five years.”
Really? Love him or hate him, Drudge is the most powerful figure in American media. His influence on 2008 campaign coverage, in particular, has been disproportionate. Statements such as the above aren’t grounded in reality.
The_Freeze on February 28, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Each lived up to their name
Prince Harry is a Prince (in the finest of ways)
Drudge is a Drudge (in the worst connotations of that word)
And that’s being generous to Drudge for the purposes of symmetry
tmitsss on February 28, 2008 at 3:03 PM
I wonder if Drudge ever considered becoming an embedded “reporter” with a British platoon?
Drudge lost a lot of ethical high ground on this one.
diogenes on February 28, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Great stuff… now let’s get him the hell out of theater…
Jolly Good Show Harry!
max1 on February 28, 2008 at 3:06 PM
You know, after that whole wearing a Nazi uniform thing, I thought I’d never like Prince Harry, but he got me. Well done, old bean.
By the by, this Drudge fellow sucks. Sure this would have gotten out eventually, but maybe it would have stayed under wraps until Prince Harry got back to Merry Old England.
mjk on February 28, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Three days ago, CBS referred to Drudge as a gossip website. At the time I raised my brow, but no longer.
I agree with you all that Prince Harry is exemplifying the finest tradition amongst the royal family of Britain. God be with him, and with all of our fine men and women serving in the Middle East.
Be careful about giving a free pass to NATO as for one example it plays a military extension of the CIA in the abortion of Kosovo from sovereign Serbia in lust for their heavy metals.
maverick muse on February 28, 2008 at 3:06 PM
wow, where was all this love when he went to that halloween party dressed like a nazi? He was the black sheep back then, compared to brother.
tlynch001 on February 28, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Maybe that’s exactly why it was leaked now. Maybe they figure enough’s enough, now get him out. This let’s them easily do that.
TheBigOldDog on February 28, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Yep, that episode really shone a bright light on a bizarre divide between Americans and Brits. Although the media is pathologically PC nowadays, regular Brits probably wouldn’t bat an eyelid at dressing up like Hitler - they still like to ridicule the krauts.
LimeyGeek on February 28, 2008 at 3:11 PM
i am really proud of him. he could have had the cushiest life he could ever want, but he chose to fight for his country.
its vintage duh on February 28, 2008 at 3:13 PM
It depends who gave it to me and why the were leaking it.
If it was the Royal family who sent it to me for some good pub and an excuse to get Harry out, then yes.
If it were members of the UK Government who gave it to me for similar reasons, then yes again.
If it was the UK press who gave it to me just so they could publish then probably not. At least not without giving the UK Gov a 72 hour notice so they could make whatever arrangements for his safety they though appropriate.
TheBigOldDog on February 28, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Kudos to the Prince, boo-birds to Drudge.
Geministorm on February 28, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Good for Harry! He’s to be commended.
Drudge should never had broken the story. Didn’t one of the articles say it was a three month deployment? If so, the time is almost gone and he should have waited.
I saw glimpses of his mom in the video. Some of his expressions are hints of her.
We should all hope that the Queen outlives her son. Charles might send the UK into sharia. My guess is that William or Harry would be far better as King.
INC on February 28, 2008 at 3:17 PM
This is the most likely scenario, I think.
INC on February 28, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Given his status and popularity, his being “outed” by Drudge and others is disturbing. While the danger to him as an individual is increased, it also puts his fellow troopers in harm’s way more than a regular fire fight might entail. As a Marine , though, I do salute him for not living the cush life of so many of my fellow citizens when I served and now.
MNDavenotPC on February 28, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Good point. I was struck with the ironical contrast.
Read the comments on the British websites. They seem highly supportive of Harry and disgusted with Drudge and the British press as well. I would assume that those commenting are not those who are in favor of sharia!
INC on February 28, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Yeah, wearing a Nazi uniform is HI-LARIOUS!!! Lord, those Brown Shirted Goose Steppers are just loads of laughs.
Okay maybe it’s just because of where my family would be during the whole Nazi thing (read: Auschwitz), but there is very very few times I find dressing like a Nazi for a costume party funny. Okay I never find dressing like a Nazi for a party funny.
Maybe next time, someone can wear a KKK bedsheet for the laugh riots that’ll cause!!!
mjk on February 28, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Should it have been run? No. Was it eventually going to get run before Harry finished his stint? Almost guaranteed. Once the press finds out about something, you might as well assume its coming out, whether we like it or not, it isn’t principled like in the old days. Good on Prince Harry though for taking his service seriously, he could have done his brief obligatory service and never even got near a combat zone.
doubleplusundead on February 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Good for you Harry, and I think you’d make a topping king. As for Drudge - go stuff yourself. We didn’t need to know that Harry was in country.
Ellen on February 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Perhaps, but consider this: Why in the world would the British Government want him there? It’s all risk and no reward for them. His contribution is no greater than any other soldier of equal rank, yet, if he gets killed or injured all heck will break loose. The Press will run their stories eventually. The agreement was holding so their was no major anxiety about being scooped.
I’m not about to throw Drudge under the bus until we have the story behind the story. I say that even though I still hold a grudge against him for him publishing garbage exit poll data in the middle of the day during the 04 election. I am no fan of his but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt for now.
TheBigOldDog on February 28, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Since the Brits have their heir, can WE have the spare?! Good on ya, Harry!
thebookkeeper on February 28, 2008 at 3:35 PM
I’m with TheBigOldDog on this. Call me naive, but would Drudge really do this? Could he really get this story himself? Would he really do this?
There are lots of reasons he would have been given this story to break.
Rock on, Harry. Thanks, man, and my best to you and yours and ours!
shibumiglass on February 28, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Drudge seems to be more and more addicted to hs perceived fame and importance. He kind of reminds me of Woodward. Sure, he topples nixons presidency, but then he spends the next 30 years trying to make himself relavant.
If Harry is kidnapped and tortured because the enemy now know about where he is will Drudge show any remorse? If he is the first to post on it will he delight in the warm feeling of being number one?
Wyrd on February 28, 2008 at 3:39 PM
On the off chance Prince Harry is reading this: Prince, as a half-Briton via the Mom’s side, you make me proud.
Keep up the good work. You are more man than your “Prime Minister”
Douche BagGordon Brown.(Bring. Back.
ChurchillBlair.)HotAirJosef on February 28, 2008 at 3:41 PM
The hell is that handle on the left hand side of the T&E on that 50?
It’s too low to be the bolt handle and it’s on the wrong side. T&E adjusters were round when I used them.
Alden Pyle on February 28, 2008 at 3:49 PM
As far as I can tell, NATO is not in a position to give Drudge permission to run a story on British military operations. Unless he got official permission from someone in the British military, Drudge doesn’t get a pass with me.
If he got “unofficial” permission, well, it’ll eventually come out and there will be hell to pay for someone.
Sure the British press was in cahoots with the government. Good for them. It’s akin to the press here not publishing pictures of Roosevelt in his wheelchair during WWII.
BacaDog on February 28, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Dumb move by Matt Drudge.
Sensationalism doesn’t win over ethics.
desertdweller on February 28, 2008 at 3:51 PM
“WILL YOU YIELD, and this avoid?
Or, guilty in defense, be thus destroyed?”
mojo on February 28, 2008 at 3:52 PM
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