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May 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - 415th British military personnel to die in the Afghan war
- He died in blast in the same area that Mr Miliband was visiting
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Sara Malm
03:28 EST, 27 May 2012
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03:46 EST, 27 May 2012
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Helmand, Afghanistan, on the same day Ed Miliband visited the area.
The soldier is the 415th member of UK forces to die since operations began in Afghanistan in October 2001.
He was from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh.
His death coincided with the Labour leader’s visit to the area where he called for new laws to prevent discrimination of soldiers upon their return to Britain.
Soldiers move against the Taliban in Helmand, Afghanistan (File photo)
Speaking about the treatment of returning soldiers Mr Miliband said: ‘I think it is wrong that any of our troops face discrimination, disadvantage or unfair treatment because they have served in the military or because they are serving.
He added that the international community desperately need to ‘up its game’ on political progress in Afghanistan – or risk wasting a decade of sacrifice by British soldiers.
The died in a blast on Saturday when the vehicle he was travelling in was struck by an improvised explosive device.
He has not yet been named although his next of kin have been informed.
This improvised explosive device was discovered by Afghan National Army soldiers in Afghanistan’s Zabul province
He was on mobile patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj region of Helmand Province, and the attack which resulted in his death was carried out on the same day that Ed Miliband and Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy visited a memorial to fallen British troops.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Ian Lawrence, said: “It is with great sadness I must inform you that a soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh has died of wounds sustained in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) strike while on a mobile patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province.
‘The thoughts and prayers of all in the Task Force are with his family and friends at this sad time.
‘The soldier’s next of kin have been informed.’
In Memoriam: Labour leader Ed Miliband (left) and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander is reflected in a memorial to British soldiers who have died whilst serving in Afghanistan at a patrol base in Nahr-E Saraj in Helmand Province
Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander (right), and shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy (centre) meet soldiers, at a patrol base in Nahr-E Saraj in Helmand Province
Figures for returning military personnel are bleak. More than a quarter are refused a mortgage, loan, credit card or mobile phone despite having a full-time job with a reliable income.
Speaking at the British Embassy ahead of his talk with president Hamid Karzai Ed Miliband said: ‘’I think the best way we can honour the sacrifices our troops have been making is to make sure that they have the best support when they come back
He continued: ‘In this final phase it is very important that we don’t take our eye off the ball. I do not think the Government is, I am not criticising the Government.
‘The Prime Minister is right to set a timetable. I think we should stick to the timetable.
‘We have invested a lot. Many of our troops have made huge sacrifices, including the ultimate sacrifice. The best way we can honour that is to ensure the political settlement we need.’
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Working class lads. No one cares.
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Get Blair and Bush on the front line bomb disposal. Another brave guy gone R.I.P.
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The death of one of our brave soldiers is not ‘Headline’ news now…… Its a little square area halfway down the page.
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Oh, please no not another one. Cameron, why aren’t you listening to us? Get our troops out of that hellhole, we have lost too many soldiers and this pointless war is not worth any more of our young soldiers lives.
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Another of our heroes meets a pointless death. RIP brave soldier. You are now in a better place.
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How to win a war:-
Commit all your available resources.
Sack all the dead- wood and defeatists in the Forces and etc. at home and on active service,
Equip the men, yes the men (forget women) with the means and equipment to do the job hand,
Don’t kid the public and soldiers that you are there to protect the locals and bring democracy to the country,
Destroy any village or town that gives succour to your enemy and move the poulation to secure areas.
Do the above and your almost there.
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There is money to be made. That is why our troops are there. They are not fighting for anything only money
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IED s are now virtually impossible to detect . This is only one reason that we should leave. We cannot win here . We do NOT have enough troops . We do NOT have equipment that works, we dont have enough helicopters, we dont have enough safe vehicles. We dont have radios that work . we dont have arms that dont jam and most of all we do NOT have equipment that will find the new IEDs that the Taliban are using . We should LEAVE before we lose more of our troops. And DAMN the politician that sent us there in the first place
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Rest in peace soldier. Thoughts are with the family at this terrible time.
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so much for new armour plated vehicles, and bomb proof /hulls a lot of money, spent and still peaple killed,
– c mastin, swindon wilts,, 27/5/2012 14:32——————– You’ve been watching too many Hollywood epics! There is no such thing as “bomb-proof” or “bullet-proof”, in ‘live’ combat areas there is only the risk in harms way that it may be your unlucky moment. From my experience as a TA Medic for all its many evocative and realistic moments the scene in Saving Private Ryan that for me sums up the frontline soldiers’ chances is where the G.I. has his helmet hit by a bullet, takes it off as others congratulate him and the next shot kills him! That, c mastin, is the true ‘cost’ of the money spent on trying to save gallant servicemen’s lives. My condolences to all the bereaved in Afghanistan.
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