talk.politics.misc

On Mar 5, 7:23 am, "John Q. Public" wrote:
> In messagenews:@,
> Hothead McCain is alleged to have said:
>
> > In article , g...@
> > says...
> >> In messagenews:@,
> >> Hothead McCain is alleged to have said:
>
> >> > The article brought to an end an agreement with the media that the
> >> > Prince's deployment to Helmand be kept quiet in the interests of
> >> > his safety and that of the soldiers with him.
>
> >> Why should the little prick get any different treatment from anybody
> >> else who's been deployed?
>
> > Drudge Troops and Movements Report wants Al Qaeda to know how
> > to strike at our leading coalition member's monarchy.
>
> "Coalition"? What a joke.
>
> > Isn't it
> > time to ship Drudge off to Gitmo for some enhanced interrogation?
> > Surely, you rightards don't want to take the risk that he's a
> > secret Muslim fanatic trying to destroy America do you?
> > Better
> > think twice before you start aiding Drudge.
>
> I'm not "aiding Drudge"; I'm protecting the First Amendment. Read it
> sometime, chumley - it's good stuff.
>
> > What do you really
> > know about Drudge?
>
> Ummm... he got the blue dress right while you KKKlintonistas were in
> denial.

Freedom of speech does not remove your responsibility from endangering
someone else's lives. The whole point of the story is not about Price
Harry at all, but about the men serving under him. Those are the
lives the UK press were protecting and they did not publish the
information they knew. There was no 'need' to know where Harry was.
Publishing his exact location was an act of arrogance and potential
manslaughter, endangerment of innocent people in order to toot your
own horn that "I know something you don't know." If anyone is a prick
it is Drudge.