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2008-07-11 Afghanistan

Nine British soldiers injured by friendly fire in Helmand

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 An MoD spokesman said: Let's not bicker and argue about who shot who. This is supposed to be a happy occasion.

Posted by Scott R 2008-07-11 01:08|| 2008-07-11 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm glad it was a US apache, I was almost expecting it.

Posted by Pliny Sleash8027 2008-07-11 01:10|| 2008-07-11 01:10|| Front Page Top

#3 glad it was *NOT*

Posted by Pliny Sleash8027 2008-07-11 01:10|| 2008-07-11 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 The Brits have been so starved of funding that blue force ID continues to be a huge vulnerability for them.

Back when we went into Afghanistan a lot of allies were pissed we did it ourselveds. But the problem with including them was precisely that they couldn't come close to integrating with us.

Posted by lotp 2008-07-11 13:01|| 2008-07-11 13:01|| Front Page Top

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