BBC Panorama- SAS

[JabaliHunter]

Turned it off half way through. I saw no evidence presented, only supposition. All wars are **** and bad things happen, but this panorama programme was just sensationalist.

 

[bottletopbill]

To all those that have served our country THANK YOU and F--- those who say different

 

[404Shooter]

There may be an element of truth in these allegations but I’m sure both the BBC and their sources have performed their public duty and made the evidence available to the police. Or have they just forwarded an unsubstantiated ‘dossier’ to the MOD, in the safe knowledge that the CPS wouldn’t entertain the lack of hard evidence? As an aside though, why is it journalists’ sources are always unnamed?

Remember though, these are the same journalists who shamelessly rush to gain ‘embed’ status on operations to further their own careers; who encourage soldiers in rear areas to talk “off the record” (bribe is such an ugly word) about combat ops about which both parties have a very limited knowledge; who beg for the always limited helicopter support to fly them around the AO like VIPs (so they don’t have to stay out for too long, and thus forcing combat supplies, reinforcements and mail to move by road...), and who not so long ago happily quoted (and facilitated) Phil Shiner and his repulsive, reptilian associates.

I’ve had to host journalists on operations on a number of occasions and I have yet to meet one (of just under one hundred) whom I’d trust. Of the two organisations, I’d genuinely rather take tea with the local taliban (other varieties are available) than any so-called reporter. That said, I’d like to be a fly on the wall when the next BBC (other varieties are available) journalist turns up for his or her first ‘embedded’ meeting with troops on operations.

Chief of the Defence Staff has stated there will be no new investigation, saying:

"If the BBC has found fresh evidence, we've been clear in saying 'can we see that evidence?' and then we will look at that again."...... cue the sound of tumbleweed blowing across the courtyard outside Broadcasting House.

Be in no doubt, this is not the Army versus the BBC because there are no military personnel in the MOD’s Directorate of Communications. For the last ten years or so the MOD’s Directorate of Communications has been staffed (at great public expense) by PR experts and ‘advisors’ from the media with a clear brief to protect ministers.

Which people would you rather have in your corner: Hannah O’Grady and Joel Gunter (other BBC journalists are available), or the SAS?

 

[paultap]

And remind me, what the feck were we doing there, and what did we achieve ???????????????

As I recall, our Army was sent there and also to Iraq by Tony Blair (lap dog to G Bush) to ingratiate himself with America on the world stage after 911.

Remember the dodgy dossier drummed up by himself and Alastair Campbell, used to justify our involvement and mislead parliament.

It paid off handsomely for Blair, as out of office, he went on to make an immense fortune boosted by extremely lucrative speeches in America, as he travelled the world giving it the benefit of his Wisdom.

Despite his previous involvement as spin doctor to Blair and the Labour Party and his persecution of Whistleblower Dr David Kelly, who’s death has never adequately been explained, Alastair Campbell seems to make a good living as a so called Political journalist/pundit, commenting on politics for the likes of the BBC Etc…. This is the guy who has the brass neck to call Boris Johnson a Liar. Perhaps it takes one to know one!

 

[Taff]

Have not seen the program or want to, too many people harp back to when opposition forces wore uniforms, this is not the way it works today, even in the Ukraine, war is war, it’s nasty at the best of times, why they were fighting in Afghanistan is irrelevant it’s there job to do the dirty work you don,t want to do, hopefully the people who sent them there have a good reason. I bet the Americans wish they had not bothered taking people back to the bay.
All the woks need to ask themselves why the Russians will take the Ukraine, it’s simple Putin will do what you are not willing to do, to win, he will not let the Russian people have another Afghanistan.

 

[Bo Diddley]

It's shameful that the BBC should be slating the British special forces. I remember watching the Iranian embassy siege with my American brother-in-law live on tv as it was happening, he was in the USAF and was blown away by what we were watching. Look at the Nairobi shopping center siege with those four Somalian insurgents, one guy Christian Craigshead I think it was(SAS) took control of things for some time, killing two of the insurgents, he was only out there to train some of the Kenyan special forces. How can the BBC stab our guys in the back like this?

 

[tozzybum]

Unfortunately the b. iased b.unch of c.ommunists are as left wing as Corbyn and Rayner.
They will happily have a go at anyone who protects us from the Taliban, the Ira and any other " fashionable " terrorist group.
Doesn't click that their abusive freedom of speech comes from the democracy they loath.
As a certain W. Churchill said " be thankful rough men are willing to go into the night so you don't have too ."

 

[Ade8mm]

How can the BBC stab our guys in the back like this?

Because they hate Britain and everything she represents.