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Britain's Harry Fights the Taliban in Afghanistan

Submitted by Sean, Feb 29, 2008 13:12

The highly responsible behavior with which General Dannett describes the British media is news to me. Regularly observing prominent journalists, politicians, and other British citizens remarks about terrorism, fascism, and national security, I had the wild idea that Britain was one of the most two-faced Western nations: one that denounce terrorism at home, but accepts and often encourages it abroad, where Brits are not the victims, and cries like a baby when it is hit. They criticize the efforts of other nations to protect their citizens, smearing them as fascists, but they are the ones who keep cameras on all their streets and incarcerate people for weeks without charges.

Now Harry, playing the role of a soldier just as well as any Hollywood big shot, is the hero they never had, keeping them entertained by his latest adventure, leaving his Nazi garb home on this occasion. It is usual for the generals to flatter the princes, as the the general does here, whether or not there is any truth to what he says.


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