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September 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Helicopter pilot prince was ushered to safe place by SAS bodyguards
- He was ordered to wear body armour and load his weapon
- Major security review to probe how Taliban were able to breach security
By
Ian Drury
17:18 EST, 16 September 2012
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19:46 EST, 16 September 2012
Taliban target: Prince Harry walks the asphalt by an Apache helicopter at Camp Bastion, Helmand
Prince Harry will continue his deployment to Afghanistan despite the Taliban assault on the camp where he is based.
The attack came at the start of a weekend of bloodshed in the warzone.
Five British soldiers were injured and two US Marines killed when 15 insurgents armed with AK47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed the allies’ supposedly impregnable fortress Camp Bastion.
The 28-year-old prince, serving as a co-pilot gunner in the Army’s Apache helicopters, was a mile and a half from the firefight on Friday night. He was taken by SAS bodyguards to a secure location in the 20-square-mile base.
The prince – known as Captain Harry Wales in the Army – was ordered to wear body armour and carry a loaded gun while the three-hour battle raged against Taliban fighters dressed in stolen American uniforms.
The attack happened during a bloody 72 hours of escalating violence across Afghanistan in which coalition troops were killed by their supposed local allies:
- Two British soldiers were shot dead on Saturday by a rogue Afghan policeman who lured them to his side with a fake injury before opening fire;
- An Afghan policeman killed four US troops yesterday at a remote checkpoint and then fled;
- Nato is investigating claims that one of its airstrikes killed eight women and girls gathering firewood.
During Friday’s attack on Camp Bastion, all but one of the Taliban raiders were killed, but not before they destroyed six US Harrier jump jets and three refuelling stations.
It has prompted a major review of security to find out how the insurgents managed to penetrate the heavily-fortified base.
The Taliban claimed the attack targeted Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan with 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, 11 days ago.
They also said the assault was revenge for a US-made film that insults the prophet Mohammed. But a senior Army source said the attack appeared to have been planned for weeks – before it was known that Harry was going to war.
‘They are linking the attack with Captain Wales’s presence for propaganda,’ he said. ‘They are deluded.
‘After saying this attack was mounted in reaction to the video on Islam, it is entirely predictable that the Taliban have changed their tune to say it was aimed at Captain Wales.’
Ushered to safety: When the attack on the base
began, Prince Harry was ordered to don body armour, load his weapon and was taken to a safe place by SAS bodyguards
Military chiefs refused to withdraw Harry from the warzone, insisting his presence did not increase the risk to himself or his comrades.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: ‘The deployment of Captain Wales has been long planned and the threat to him and others around him thoroughly assessed.’
Major Charles Heyman, a former infantry officer and editor of The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, warned against ‘playing into the hands of the Taliban’.
He said: ‘On balance it is a difficult equation but I think he should be kept there. If we take him away the Taliban will crow that they have just scored a major victory.
‘It would affect the morale of the troops on the ground if Prince Harry was taken out just because there was a threat.’
On deployment: The 28-year-old royal arrived in Afghanistan with 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, 11 days ago. Military chiefs have insisted his presence does not increase the risk to his comrades
Pilot: Harry is trained to fly Apache helicopters, some of the most deadly aircraft in Afghanistan
Colonel Richard Kemp, a former commander of UK forces in Afghanistan, said: ‘I do not believe that Harry’s presence in Afghanistan increases the threat to our troops.
‘Obviously if they did succeed in getting him it would be a major coup for them, but even that risk is worth taking for the benefit of having a member of the Royal family fighting with our soldiers.
‘His presence there boosts morale of our men and shows that we as a nation are unafraid.’
Meanwhile, two soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment were lured to their death by a traitor Afghan policeman, it has emerged.
The uniformed man pretended to be injured at a checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand on Saturday. But as the patrol approached him, he shot and killed them. He was killed in return fire.
The number of Nato soldiers killed in so-called ‘green on blue’ attacks stands at more than 50 for this year alone, including nine British soldiers – about a quarter of the UK’s dead since January.
It also emerged that an Afghan police officer shot and killed four American troops at a remote checkpoint in the south of the country yesterday.
The killings followed the death of Lance Corporal Duane Groom, of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, who was killed in Nahr-e Saraj on Friday after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
The 32-year-old, from Fiji, was described as an ‘outstanding soldier in every respect’.
In another blow for the Coalition, Afghan officials claimed a Nato airstrike killed eight women and girls as young as ten as they gathered firewood before dawn in the eastern province of Laghman.
Nato initially said 45 insurgents and no civilians were killed in the attack, but a spokesman later said it was investigating the allegations.
By
Ian Drury
Darkness had fallen on Camp Bastion and Prince Harry was relaxing with fellow Apache helicopter pilots.
Some were reading, others chatting. All were enjoying their ‘down-time’ amid the hectic schedule of flying missions against the Taliban.
Suddenly the peace of the Afghan night was shattered as a terrifying message boomed from the tannoys dotted around the military fortress.
‘Bastion is under ground attack,’ a voice repeated, calmly but urgently. Troops were ordered into what the military calls ‘lockdown’ – a carefully rehearsed plan to deal with emergencies. With a member of the Royal family in their midst, other contingencies also kicked into action.
Like his colleagues, Captain Harry Wales donned body armour and a helmet and picked up a loaded firearm. But he was then quickly escorted by a team of specially-assigned SAS bodyguards to a secure location in the camp.
His fellow Apache pilots and other specialist crews were also kept in lockdown in safe areas, although without the SAS bodyguards.
Military chiefs have drawn up detailed plans on how to respond to keep the 28-year-old officer safe in the event of attack. It is understood that on this occasion, however, it was not necessary to trigger the absolute worst-case-scenario procedure.
A source at Camp Bastion said: ‘There was no messing about. Harry was taken straight to the safe place as soon as the alarm went off. He was ready for a fight and would have taken on the Taliban but he had to follow the plan.
‘If anything happened to him it would have been a disaster.’
Base: Camp Bastion is the British headquarters in Helmand province (file photo)
Security: An armoured vehicle patrols on the periphery of Camp Bastion, where insurgents where able to blow a hole in the wall before launching an attack on British and U.S. forces
Even though Harry and the Apache crews were a mile and a half from the attack, they could hear the rattle of machine gun fire, exploding rocket-propelled grenades and the crump of mortars.
A few minutes earlier, shortly after 10pm local time on Friday, insurgents had launched the raid on Camp Bastion, the sprawling and supposedly impregnable desert headquarters in Helmand Province.
Disguised in stolen US military uniforms and armed with AK47 automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 15 Taliban split into three teams for the attack.
It is believed one insurgent detonated a suicide vest, blowing a 5ft hole in the 30ft-high perimeter fence that rings the camp. This allowed the rest of the enemy fighters to stream into the 20-square-mile fortress, which includes Camp Leatherneck, home to the US Army, and Camp Shorabak, the main Afghan National Army base in Helmand.
The raiders evaded surveillance and attacked the south-east of the camp, where the US Marines have their air base.
Described as ‘well equipped, trained and rehearsed’, the enemy began attacking US warplanes and helicopters.
Prize target: Fifteen insurgents, working in three teams of five, managed to destroy six US AV-8B Harrier jump jets and three refuelling stations. All but one died in the attack
When challenged, the insurgents shot dead two US Marines. As the alarm spread, 50 troops from 5 RAF Force Protection Wing (51 Squadron RAF), the RAF Regiment, sped to the battle in light armoured vehicles.
The gun battle continued for three hours. Six US AV-8B Harrier jump jets and three refuelling stations were destroyed.
By the time the firefight ended, around 1am local time on Saturday, 14 insurgents lay dead. One survived and was taken to the hospital for treatment and then into custody.
Five British troops were injured, with some understood to have been wounded when a gunman triggered his suicide vest.
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If Harry wanted to be a man, he’d be on the frontline. The Taliban are right, Harry’s a wuss for hiding in his helicopter. Get out and fight for your country.
– Murtini , Santiago, 17/9/2012 03:58 He already has done that until the press reported it. why is Harry’s location so important as other military personnel and their families are discouraged from even mentioning that they are away in afgan.
anon
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Lincoln, United Kingdom,
17/9/2012 07:18
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Bring ALL our troops home. They are getting nowhere in that dump of a country. The people don’t want our troops, the weak Afghan government doesn’t defend our troops, unrest still continues and always will. Bring ALL our troops home NOW. We’ve had so many good men and women killed or maimed trying to help these people .Our troops are excellent, the best ,and we want them to go where they are needed and appreciated. Get them ALL out of Afghanistan now. Nothing more can be done for these people. They are so intent on killing and killing and killing so just let them get on with it and kill each other. They contribute nothing but heartache and grief and misery to the world. They won’t be missed. RIP all the soldiers killed over the weekend. Harry is no wuss, that’s for sure and if he feels that his being there is in any way a danger to others, he will be brought back. I think DM, that you should stop publishing where he is all the time. YOU are the dangerous one in all this bloodshed.
jb23
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sussex, United Kingdom,
17/9/2012 07:16
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I wonder how the relatives of those who have to undertake armed combat feel when Harry is escorted to safety. Or how the relatives of those killed at the weekend feel when they realise that there seems to be a two tier system at work. What ever Harry says he will never have to face the same fears and realities of the rest of his unit as of course he is so well protected
Pawl
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Bristol,
17/9/2012 07:10
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The Army are correct he doesn’t raise the risk of attack. However the media who keep giving out his location do.
TDXI
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LIVERPOOL,
17/9/2012 06:55
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The Guys a liability send him home, he can play at action man with a tank on Salisbury plains, useless parasite.
tez65
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Leicester,
17/9/2012 06:17
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No risk – how can there be risk when all he does is watch the Olympics and go to parties in America? Let REAL soldiers do the fighting.
The Vicar
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The Church,
17/9/2012 06:06
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Oh please lay off Harry he is anything but a wuss. I believed he volunteered to go there. I wouldn’t call that cowardice.
pamo
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pennsylvania usa.,
17/9/2012 05:56
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The British government is an embarrassment, and here is the proof. The United States should demand Harry leave. Either participate as a soldier, or leave the war zone. Simple as that. He is a liability.
drago42
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Gary IN,
17/9/2012 05:54
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This plan was well executed and took more than a few weeks planning .They had to know the week spot to hit They had American Uniforms on , guns etc hidden under ground Hit in 3 groups , targets , aircrafts, military base. Capt Wales has been there a week and according to some enlightened was sent there as PR for his Vegas Party so that was some turn around for Harry . Also for the Taliban .The troops are in great danger just by being there . . Who do you trust ? All of Harry ‘ s crew were put
in safe places ( Apache Pilots fight in the air they are not ground
Forces. Yes . He has extra protection but so do all high ranking officials .You want him home and you want him to fight . He wants to serve and more than likely would prefer to do it without any media coverage but that is just not possible because of the press and the MOD . He has fought to go back . I do not get it but I respect him for it . He did not cause any lost of life that night but the Taliban did . Blame them
Rose
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USA, United States,
17/9/2012 05:44
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If he was escorted to safety (despite being ready to ‘take them on’) then why precisely is he there? Further, I do not think that the reason stated for keeping him there – so the Taliban won’t crow – is the best reason to endanger people’s lives. Perhaps it’s time to admit that having Harry there is a mistake.
FLRC
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Limnos, Greece,
17/9/2012 05:33
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