Prince Harry in Afgfhanistan
On the Afghanistan front, we’ve just learned that 3rd in line to British throne, Prince Harry (dubbed by fellow troopers as Bullet Magnet), is fighting it out in Afghanistan. He’s been there since 14th December last year.¤
Troop leader Harry says of his current front line stint in Afghanistan :
“At the end of the day I like to sort of be a normal person, and for once I think this is about as normal as I’m ever going to get.”
Some ‘normal’ life! Good luck, Prince Harry!
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Picture shows Prince Harry in Afghanistan on January 2 this year. Details of where he is are not revealed for security reasons. See Pictures of Prince Harry in Helmand.
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Cross posted in the European Tribune.
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Meanwhile, Chief of the General Staff Sir Richard Dannatt, British Army, said he was disappointed the news that Harry’s Afghan mission had leaked.
“I am very disappointed that foreign websites have decided to run this story without consulting us.
“This is in stark contrast to the highly responsible attitude that the whole of the UK 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.”
Now that it’s known all over the world that Harry is out there fighting in Afghanistan, expect all terrorists from all over the world to go to Helmand province to track him. The leak has not only put Prince Harry’s life at enormous risk but also those of everyone around him, troopers and non-troopers alike.
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While we may all say it’s his job as a trooper to put his life in harm’s way, the leak makes Prince Harry almost a sitting duck — there was no need to add to the dangers he confronts day in and day out. Heaven forbid, but if Prince Harry gets killed, it will be an enormous publicity for the Taleban, something nobody needs.
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Again, good luck, Harry!
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No doubt that with the publicity, Prince Harry has just become the best recruiter for the British Army.
Cross posted in Hillblogger3
