Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Superb Secrecy . . .

Since my post about HMS Superb yesterday I have received one comment from "Anonymous" which you can read in full if you click on "Comments" on the post. Essentially it states that their partner is on board and no-one was injured - thank goodness for that.
He or she could not confirm the Afghanistan link and stated that the MoD would not confirm this either. Having seen that the BBC has edited out any reference to Afghanistan in the story, I wonder if the MoD has had a hand in this.
True, secrecy is paramount in protecting our strategies and our personnel. But if this is the case, why release the story of the incident in the first place?
I wish the responder's partner and the whole crew of HMS Superb a safe return to British shores.
I also applaud their bravery in defending the cause of freedom and democracy across the world.
But I am now more than a little afraid.
I am now looking over my shoulder to see if a shady character from the MoD or MI6 will be knocking on my door accusing me of some kind of treason for bringing this to general attention.
I wait with bated breath . . .

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