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Security concerns

May 18th, 2007 12:32 pm// Bel //

Sometimes I don’t understand the mainstream media. Prince Harry has just been told that he cannot join his men in Iraq because of security concerns, and today, there is a story in the Daily Mail about the Prince’s ’secret new war role’. True, they don’t have a lot of detail, but do they not see the folly in revealing to the nation (and others besides) what they have learnt about where Harry may or may not be deployed in future? Yes, I know that there is an irony in my writing about it and drawing attention to the story, but I am getting fed up with the stories that regularly appear in the media. Some come dangerously close to compromising the security of British troops abroad. Perhaps those who write them do not think that our enemies also read newspapers. 

3 Responses to “Security concerns”

  1. pat mitchell Says:
    May 18th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    Surely your being a bit naive blaming the media here. You have to ask who leaked the story and why. Any chance it was leaked by the mod to molify the families of dead service personnel and to attempt to stifle criticism? Of course the media are going to run with the story. The mail know if they didnt it would just go to someone else who would.

  2. Bel Says:
    May 18th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    Pat Mitchell, welcome to my blog, and thank you for your comment.
    I agree with you that someone must have leaked the story.But is there no such thing as restraint and responsibillity in the media? We are at war right now. I know it is an unconventional war, but it is still a war. I am sure there are many stories the media decline to publish for security reasons, but some of the stories they publish, I also wonder. I have read stories about strategy for British troops in Afghanistan, Iraq etc. Sometimes I wonder if it is an elaborate campaign to trick the enemy, but sometimes it turns out to be the truth.

  3. Lord Nazh Says:
    May 18th, 2007 at 10:38 pm

    Hey Bel :) Welcome to the MSM, check out the New York Times in recent history via security concerns of the US.

    Of course as Pat said someone leaked it, but that does not mean the MSM have to print it. Discretion (at least used to be) the better part of Valor.

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