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MSM – Great Article in the Mail
This is a fantastic article, excellent reporting and superb photography covering the work of the Medical Emergency Response Teams in Afghanistan.
Full credit must go to the journalist, Marco Di Lauro.
This is exactly the type of defence reporting we need more of
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1248526/The-flight-angels-saving-lives-Afghanistans-airborne-A-E.html
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Iraqi WMD – Afraid Not
The Mail are running with a story asking if an Iraqi WMD has been found.
They have been searching in Iraq for the past nine years, 10 months and 15 days.
Today, the hard work finally paid off as soldiers found one of those elusive ‘weapons of mass destruction’ that Saddam Hussein was supposed to ...
Word Around the Campfire
Following yesterdays Green Paper release the media and blogs have been covering it in detail.
Here is a quick link round up…
Kings of War
http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2010/02/contested-and-constrained-cyber-ops-and-the-green-paper/
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/04/uk-defence-green-paper-cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/04/defence-policy-budget-military-ainsworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/03/uk-defence-review-key-findings
The ...
Mainstream Media – Defence is at a Cross Roads with no Sign Post
Writing in The Times this week is Allan Mallinson on the subject of the future of the armed forces in which he prescribes some simple medicine;
Add 10,000 to the Army
Forget balancing the forces
Root out amateurism everywhere
For much of the article he makes sense but veers into the ridiculous when ...
Mainstream Media – Do Keep Up
Out today, the Times has reported on a revelation from the Liberal Democrats that there is rank inflation in the armed forces. As usual, the mainstream media and main political parties seem to be somewhat behind the curve.
We can’t take any credit because the issue has been in the media for years, ...
Mainstream Media – Medals for Pen Pushers
Medals for Pen Pushers, outrage!
The Daily Mail has a story today about the Afghanistan Operational Service Medal and how it has been awarded to civil servants operating in Camp bastion, the UK Forces Headquarters location in Helmand.
Completely misjudging the mood of the armed forces the Daily Mail ...
Mainstream Media – Tanks Unfit for Service
We are introducing a new category today called Mainstream Media.
One of the objectives of this blog is to elevate and broaden the debate on UK Defence issues. At the risk of repeating myself, we don’t have any special insight but one this we strive for accuracy, something that seems lacking in ...
