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A British soldier has died from wounds suffered in Afghanistan, taking the number of UK troops killed since operations began in 2001 to 200.
The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh, died in hospital in Birmingham. Family have been informed.
The soldier was injured in an explosion while on patrol in Helmand on Thursday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the death as "deeply tragic news", but said the only way to make Britain safer was to make Afghanistan more stable.
originally posted by kiwifoot
I bet it is breaking news for the family of the poor guy who died, even if it is a futile waste of a life.
Originally posted by Extralien
Utter nonsense..
This 'news' has been listed as 'Breaking News' on the BBC web site.
How is this breaking news? Why is this so different from any other news?
How many soldiers died every day in WW2 or WW1?
What is the purpose of releasing this 'news' in such a manner?
If it is so bad to hear or read then why do we not just pull out of Afghanistan and bring the boys back home?
200...200... such a small number after 8 years of occupation..
Let's recall a bit of history shall we.. Let's remember the 300 who stood against many... the 300 who stood strong for three days... who lst their lives fighting against such tyranical systems as we now live in..
300 who cried "This is Sparta"...
Freedom comes at a price..but not in the way we see it ... not as breaking news for 200 over 8 years..
The UK is part of this tyranny and they are using innocent lives to support a tyranical agenda that nobody really wants to be a part of...
and 200 dead over 8 years is suddenly breaking news..
Dropping a nuke on Hiroshima is breaking news.. the thousands that died that day is breaking news..
The BBC is just propping up its pages to those who keep the pay cheques coming.. keeping up its appearance as a supporter of the tyranical overseers who run this absurd programme of war and death for profit..
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Originally posted by ROBL240
Needless to say there isnt a death toll for the number of civilians killed needlessly in this war, but I forget that the life of a British soldier is worth the lives of 100 Afghan civilians in MSM eyes.
Originally posted by ROBL240
If people defending their country from invaders are now classed as terrorists, then I guess we were terrorists back in World War 2 aswell then.