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2006-05-29 Britain

Over 1,000 British soldiers have deserted since Iraq war began

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 *snort*
*giggle*

They just can't quit trying the same old template, regardless. After this "mass desertion" thing failed spectacularly in the U.S., they are now trying it out on the brits?

Come on, trying the same thing while expecting different results is a sign of either willful stupidity or insanity. Kind of like John Kerry.

Posted by N guard 2006-05-29 00:27|| 2006-05-29 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Biased BBC is on to them. So is USS Neverdock.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-05-29 00:51|| 2006-05-29 00:51|| Front Page Top

#3 BBC haven't quite grasped yet, that the standards of reporting they've developed covering "Palestine" do not apply in the current situation.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-29 07:38|| 2006-05-29 07:38|| Front Page Top

#4 OH come on guys you are knocking them down too quick. At least let them rant for a solid week and then dissect them. The BBC, like the MSM, haven't learned that they cannot float these turds by the blogosphere and get away with it.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-05-29 13:01|| 2006-05-29 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Makes for a better headline than 25,000 desrt mothers, family to become paid killers.

Posted by 6 2006-05-29 13:59|| 2006-05-29 13:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The BBC, like the MSM, haven't learned that they cannot float these turds by the blogosphere and get away with it.

They don't care about the blogosphere, if they can influence enough readers and listeners otherwise. And it seems to work for them, unfortunately.

Posted by lotp 2006-05-29 14:01|| 2006-05-29 14:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, blogs and the internet in general is IMHO a sniper rifle, while the msm are massed artillery. The first can do things the later cannot dream of, but, at the end of the day, its shock value cannot be overcame.
And I'm talking about the english-language (conservative) blogosphere, which has been a real eyes-opener for me... the french internet/msm is even more unbalanced.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-29 14:23|| 2006-05-29 14:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Bullsh*t.

Her Majesty's Armed Forces are as motivated and dedicated as OURS - in some cases, more so. In a give year, the number of deserters in the USAF alone can be counted on the fingers and toes of both hands - I sincerely doubt that the number in the British Army is much greater than that.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-05-29 14:35|| 2006-05-29 14:35|| Front Page Top

#9 The BBC is counting those AWOL. Typical leftist bullshit. The hard left tried the same smear last year in the US. 2000 US personnel go AWOL every year, but very few desert. "The Ministry of Defence said the army knew of only "a handful" of deserters since 1989" is accurate.

Posted by ed 2006-05-29 14:57|| 2006-05-29 14:57|| Front Page Top

#10 A long time ago, in a galaxy very much like this one, I used to read the BBC news on the web every day. That stopped about the time the war on terror began to kick into gear.

Praise be to Allan (may his statistics be valid) for Rantburg! And Fred, too!

Posted by SteveS 2006-05-29 20:41|| 2006-05-29 20:41|| Front Page Top

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