Media Leak Reveals Prince Harry is in Afghanistan
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under conflict |
A media leak revealed today that Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan with the British Army, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday. The announcement was not planned.
“His conduct on operations in Afghanistan has been exemplary,” said the head of the army, Gen. Richard Dannatt. “He has been fully involved in operations and has run the same risks as everyone else in his battle group.”
The deployment of Prince Harry was not reported earlier due to an agreement between the Ministry of Defense and news organizations, including The Associated Press. These media organizations agreed to keep news of Harry’s service out of the news.
The story was leaked by an Australian magazine and a German newspaper, although the Drudge Report is claiming that they have the world exclusive on it.
“Now that the story is in the public domain, the Chief of Defence Staff and I will take advice from the operational commanders about whether his deployment can continue,” he added. “I now appeal to the media to restrain from attempting to report Prince Harry’s every move and return to our understanding, ” said the head of the army, Gen. Richard Dannatt.
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