The downing of XV179: an accident of history
I see the inquest into the deaths of ten servicemen on a Hercules transport plane shot down in Iraq has reached its conclusions.
To be honest, I’ve always wondered why the inquest was really needed. Former Defence Secretary John Reid told us more than two years ago how and why these men were killed.
It was because the UK was stupid enough not to fight in Vietnam. Who can argue with a mind capable of such cast-iron bastardy?
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
| See also • Hercules crash latest: Harold Wilson to blame • Anti-terror laws: moving on • The better part of valour |
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It’s mildly terrifying that the arms-dealing maniacs that Alex TYR spends his spare time tracking appear to have slightly more of a clue about war-zone-aeroplane issues than the fucking RAF manage…