Britian's Prince Harry to be Deployed to Iraq

The head of the British army says he has personally decided Prince Harry will go to Iraq.

Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt told BBC News the decision will be kept under review, but says he hopes his statement will end media speculation on Harry’s deployment.

The 22-year-old Prince’s regiment, the Blues and Royals, is due to begin a six-month tour of duty in Iraq within weeks. British commanders had reportedly been reconsidering their decision to allow the prince to fight in Iraq.[..]

Meanwhile, the Guardian newspaper is reporting that Shiite militants have set up a special squad targeting Harry should he be posted to Iraq.

The British newspaper quoted a commander in the Mahdi Army – the militia loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr – as saying the group had informants inside British army bases who would tip them off about Harry’s presence.

So here’s a British Royal ready to serve, while Bush’s daughters are off tearing up the town during spring break.

B. John

Records and Content Management consultant who enjoys good stories and good discussion. I have a great deal of interest in politics, religion, technology, gadgets, food and movies, but I enjoy most any topic. I grew up in Kings Mountain, a small N.C. town, graduated from Appalachian State University and have lived in Atlanta, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Dayton and Tampa since then.

One thought on “Britian's Prince Harry to be Deployed to Iraq

  • April 30, 2007 at 8:28 pm
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    John– thanks for the commerence card at my fake funeral, I was touchd by your kind words. I am now living in Lebanon under the Dictator-Prohection-Projct (DPP). Hope you not think I was dead. ;-)

    I was very impressed by this article. It says alot when you are willing to be more than just talk.

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