A shame, the life of a top fighting man has to be sacrificed uselessly 
freeing a civilian leech from captivity.

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The family of Corporal John Harrison, the soldier killed during the rescue 
of a journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan, said they have been left 
"heartbroken" by his death.
 

By Lucy Cockcroft
Published: 7:51PM BST 10 Sep 2009


Cpl Harrison, 29, of the Parachute Regiment but serving with a Special 
Forces Unit, died in a daring pre-dawn raid on Wednesday to free Stephen 
Farrell, the British-born New York Times reporter.

Army sources have expressed "disquiet" about the operation after it emerged 
that Mr Farrell had ignored security advice from Afghan police who told him 
not to travel in the area where he was captured, which is a known Taliban 
stronghold.

Mr Farrell was successfully released during the raid but his Afghan 
interpreter Sultan Munadi died.

Cpl Harrison has been described as "a wonderful son, brother and a 
dedicated soldier" by his family, who said they were "heartbroken" at their 
loss.

His commanding officer, whose name was not released by the Ministry of 
Defence due to the special forces role of the unit, described him as "a 
tower of strength" and "a remarkable man".

"His hallmark was an undemonstrative, yet profound, professionalism; he 
cared deeply about his work, and more deeply still about those he commanded 
and served alongside, " he said.

"He was an unflinching and inspirational man with a deep, deep pool of 
courage, who died as he lived - at the forefront of his men.

"He gave his life for his comrades and the Parachute Regiment, both of 
which meant so much to him."

Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, also paid tribute to Cpl Harrison, 
acknowledging that he had had died "while acting with the greatest of 
courage in this most dangerous mission".

Mr Brown added: "His bravery will not be forgotten."

http://tinyurl.com/myqjpq

In message , Jesse
 writes
>A shame, the life of a top fighting man has to be sacrificed uselessly
>freeing a civilian leech from captivity.

The military are only there for one reason... to protect the civilians.

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"Jesse"  wrote in message 
news:Xns9C8388AB3B10Cewrfdgrstnetaakeanfk@74.209.136.91...
>A shame, the life of a top fighting man has to be sacrificed uselessly
> freeing a civilian leech from captivity.
>
> ``````````````````````````````````````````````
>
>
> The family of Corporal John Harrison, the soldier killed during the rescue
> of a journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan, said they have been left
> "heartbroken" by his death.
>
>
> By Lucy Cockcroft
> Published: 7:51PM BST 10 Sep 2009
>
>
> Cpl Harrison, 29, of the Parachute Regiment but serving with a Special
> Forces Unit, died in a daring pre-dawn raid on Wednesday to free Stephen
> Farrell, the British-born New York Times reporter.
>
> Army sources have expressed "disquiet" about the operation after it 
> emerged
> that Mr Farrell had ignored security advice from Afghan police who told 
> him
> not to travel in the area where he was captured, which is a known Taliban
> stronghold.
>
> Mr Farrell was successfully released during the raid but his Afghan
> interpreter Sultan Munadi died.
>
> Cpl Harrison has been described as "a wonderful son, brother and a
> dedicated soldier" by his family, who said they were "heartbroken" at 
> their
> loss.
>
> His commanding officer, whose name was not released by the Ministry of
> Defence due to the special forces role of the unit, described him as "a
> tower of strength" and "a remarkable man".
>
> "His hallmark was an undemonstrative, yet profound, professionalism; he
> cared deeply about his work, and more deeply still about those he 
> commanded
> and served alongside, " he said.
>
> "He was an unflinching and inspirational man with a deep, deep pool of
> courage, who died as he lived - at the forefront of his men.
>
> "He gave his life for his comrades and the Parachute Regiment, both of
> which meant so much to him."
>
> Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, also paid tribute to Cpl Harrison,
> acknowledging that he had had died "while acting with the greatest of
> courage in this most dangerous mission".
>
> Mr Brown added: "His bravery will not be forgotten."
>
> http://tinyurl.com/myqjpq


Is the New York Times the paper that runs a lot of the anti-war stories?  I 
seem to remember Fox News mentioning them.  Weren't they releasing secret 
information in their stories at one point?

As I remember from this story, the reporter was following up claims that 
civilians had been killed in a recent attack.  Doesn't sound like he was 
planning on writing a pro-military story...


TWP

> Is the New York Times the paper that runs a lot of the anti-war stories? 
> I seem to remember Fox News mentioning them.  Weren't they releasing 
> secret information in their stories at one point?
>
> As I remember from this story, the reporter was following up claims that 
> civilians had been killed in a recent attack.  Doesn't sound like he was 
> planning on writing a pro-military story...
>
>
> TWP

You're right. The New York Time betrayed a secret US funds-tracking program 
in 2006. Doubtless their fearless reporter was going to interview family 
members of the dead civilian hirelings of the Taliban -- after the area was 
secured by NATO, that is.

"TWP"  wrote in
news:2MGdnYaivuivCDDXnZ2dnUVZ8lednZ2d@eclipse.net.uk: 

> 
> "Jesse"  wrote in message 
> news:Xns9C8388AB3B10Cewrfdgrstnetaakeanfk@74.209.136.91...
>>A shame, the life of a top fighting man has to be sacrificed uselessly
>> freeing a civilian leech from captivity.
>>
>> ``````````````````````````````````````````````
>>
>>
>> The family of Corporal John Harrison, the soldier killed during the
>> rescue of a journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan, said they have been
>> left "heartbroken" by his death.
>>
>>
>> By Lucy Cockcroft
>> Published: 7:51PM BST 10 Sep 2009
>>
>>
>> Cpl Harrison, 29, of the Parachute Regiment but serving with a Special
>> Forces Unit, died in a daring pre-dawn raid on Wednesday to free
>> Stephen Farrell, the British-born New York Times reporter.
>>
>> Army sources have expressed "disquiet" about the operation after it 
>> emerged
>> that Mr Farrell had ignored security advice from Afghan police who told
>> him
>> not to travel in the area where he was captured, which is a known
>> Taliban stronghold.
>>
>> Mr Farrell was successfully released during the raid but his Afghan
>> interpreter Sultan Munadi died.
>>
>> Cpl Harrison has been described as "a wonderful son, brother and a
>> dedicated soldier" by his family, who said they were "heartbroken" at 
>> their
>> loss.
>>
>> His commanding officer, whose name was not released by the Ministry of
>> Defence due to the special forces role of the unit, described him as "a
>> tower of strength" and "a remarkable man".
>>
>> "His hallmark was an undemonstrative, yet profound, professionalism; he
>> cared deeply about his work, and more deeply still about those he 
>> commanded
>> and served alongside, " he said.
>>
>> "He was an unflinching and inspirational man with a deep, deep pool of
>> courage, who died as he lived - at the forefront of his men.
>>
>> "He gave his life for his comrades and the Parachute Regiment, both of
>> which meant so much to him."
>>
>> Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, also paid tribute to Cpl Harrison,
>> acknowledging that he had had died "while acting with the greatest of
>> courage in this most dangerous mission".
>>
>> Mr Brown added: "His bravery will not be forgotten."
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/myqjpq
> 
> 
> Is the New York Times the paper that runs a lot of the anti-war stories?
>  I seem to remember Fox News mentioning them.  Weren't they releasing
> secret information in their stories at one point?
> 
> As I remember from this story, the reporter was following up claims that
> civilians had been killed in a recent attack.  Doesn't sound like he was
> planning on writing a pro-military story...
> 
> 
> TWP

True, NYT is well known for its pronounced leftist tilt, probably left of 
Obongo himself.

WTG, Taliban !
Kidnap and threaten to decapitate sympathetic journalists !

These dumb sons of bitches remind me of the idiotic ice fishermen around 
here.
Every winter, the danger of driving out on a [hopefully] frozen lake is 
trumpeted, and every year people have to risk their lives saving these dumb 
bastards trapped on the ice.
Or guys that climb mountains/descend in caves, never fails, dumb fucks get 
stuck, and someone has to risk their own necks pulling them out.