29-02-2008, 13:59
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by iglu
No really.
It was another "reality" show staged for Harry's benefit. We are eagerly waiting for him to come back to Chelsea and boast about his "real" fighting experience.
Did you see him playing with an automatic machine gun, in front of the filming crews? How cool is that going to be to be replayed in Mahiki in front of the Chelsea birds, with psychedelic music, visual effects and all that. I hear Guy Pelly is setting up a replica in Mahiki, for him to demonstrate to the birds how bravely served his country.
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Did you watch Ross Kemp in Afghanistan? If so, did you see the British troops on there "playing with an automatic machine gun" - was that all just for the camera?
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29-02-2008, 14:00
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Re: Prince Harry
Iglu ffs they were publicity shots yes taken as part of the deal with the media in return for thier cooperation in the news blackout. He wasn't sitting playing with a .50 cal allday everyday for gods sake actually try to go beyond the pictures before commenting.
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29-02-2008, 14:00
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by Nugget
kronas, I'm sorry but this has to be one of the dumbest things I've read for a long time. Perhaps people choose to join the armed forces to serve their country, or to defend their country in times of need.
The fact that our forces have been sent to places like Afghanistan under a (pretty obvious) political motive is neither here nor there - they are doing the job that they signed up to do, train bloomin' hard to do and, by the way, aren't particularly well-paid to do.
To suggest that people sign up just so they can 'shoot people legally' is facetious at best, and morally corrupt at worst. As much as you are entitled to your opinion (which you probably wouldn't be under a regime like the Taliban, by the way), I have to say that, in this instance, your opinion is wrong
Oh, and fair play to Harry for wanting to go out in the first place 
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no you have misunderstood me, im asking a question, hence the question marks, i know why people want to go in to the army but i was asking xaccers what does he think regarding why people join the army ?
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29-02-2008, 14:01
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by iglu
No really.
It was another "reality" show staged for Harry's benefit. We are eagerly waiting for him to come back to Chelsea and boast about his "real" fighting experience.
Did you see him playing with an automatic machine gun, in front of the filming crews? How cool is that going to be to be replayed in Mahiki in front of the Chelsea birds, with psychedelic music, visual effects and all that. I hear Guy Pelly is setting up a replica in Mahiki, for him to demonstrate to the birds how bravely served his country.
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Nice to people stating opinions and speculation as facts - or do you have evidence to back these statements up?
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29-02-2008, 14:02
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Iglu ffs they were publicity shots yes taken as part of the deal with the media in return for thier cooperation in the news blackout. He wasn't sitting playing with a .50 cal allday everyday for gods sake actually try to go beyond the pictures before commenting.
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well we dont know that for sure  maybe he was having a drink (of water?!) with the lads
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29-02-2008, 14:14
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Re: Prince Harry
"well we dont know that for sure" Join the army and go see for yourself then as obviously you won't listen to anything other then your opinion so get up and go have a look. I won't hold my breath on that as i wouldn't with most of the people like you on this thread.
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29-02-2008, 14:29
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Nice to people stating opinions and speculation as facts - or do you have evidence to back these statements up?
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FACT: It was on BBC, ITV and SKY, our Harry firing with a machine gun.
Not so FACT2: click on my " replica" link
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29-02-2008, 14:41
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by iglu
FACT: It was on BBC, ITV and SKY, our Harry firing with a machine gun.
Not so FACT2: click on my " replica" link 
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Yes, nice well balanced site that one, that provided nothing but speculation and hearsay, I can see why you like it as that is all you can provide.
Please keep on posting as with every post you provide you continue to discredit yourself further.
You clearly know nothing of substance of either the Royal family or the military
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29-02-2008, 14:55
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Yes, nice well balanced site that one, that provided nothing but speculation and hearsay, I can see why you like it as that is all you can provide.
Please keep on posting as with every post you provide you continue to discredit yourself further.
You clearly know nothing of substance of either the Royal family or the military
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I stated "not so FACT2" and the link clearly states that the Head of the army  did not lose his machine gun. It was a joke that Guy Pelly will put it on display on Mahiki. Please see the light side of it.
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29-02-2008, 15:14
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Re: Prince Harry
The media were there in exchange for the news blackout. The idea being if the media were not going to get the story about him being deployed, they would after his service was over:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/
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29-02-2008, 15:22
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Re: Prince Harry
To most of us Damien that was obvious and didn't need to be stated but then we don't have a sack of maris pipers on our shoulders  .
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29-02-2008, 15:37
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by Damien
The media were there in exchange for the news blackout. The idea being if the media were not going to get the story about him being deployed, they would after his service was over:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/
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Yes, I do not deny that. But it's entirely up you to decide that this is normal war or staged for TV:
"So, for the past ten weeks, the BBC, ITV and Sky News have been filming with Prince Harry - the first time we've been up close and personal with him. We interviewed him at Clarence House in mid-December, just before he was sent to Afghanistan, we spent some time with him at the start of January when he was settling in at a remote base in Southern Helmand Province, and most recently, we filmed with him last week at a new location in Helmand Province...."
I am sorry but I feel for the poor Afghanis, we send a brat with several TV crews to film him at war. What a disgrace, people are losing their lives and we are watching it as a reality show...
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29-02-2008, 15:49
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Re: Prince Harry
I can see how this thread is going to end.
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29-02-2008, 15:57
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by Damien
The media were there in exchange for the news blackout. The idea being if the media were not going to get the story about him being deployed, they would after his service was over:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/
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Similarly when they were younger and on skiing holidays etc, a photo oppertunity was given to the media in exchange for not being pestered.
Appears that some people do indeed have a problem understanding that.
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29-02-2008, 16:01
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Re: Prince Harry
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Similarly when they were younger and on skiing holidays etc, a photo oppertunity was given to the media in exchange for not being pestered.
Appears that some people do indeed have a problem understanding that.
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A photo opportunity with a few blown up Afghanis is acceptable to you?
Damien in "Drop the dead Donkey" stuff...
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