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**eveyoz** · 05-10-2006, 11:32

Annonymity? Protect your sources?

**Stonker** · 05-10-2006, 11:35

Originally Posted by INDYONSUNDAY

I wondered if anyone knew, along the grapevine, of people who have served in Afghanistan but have since been discharged on whatever grounds.cheers

The'yre like buses - there' will be a load along in a minute. See posts by ruby2shoes (a soldier's mum, BTW) and me, here:
http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/...08.html#877408

Now you're back, Indy, however briefly, you need to check out this thread too:
http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/...c/start=0.html

I wrote you 2 PMs - not sure I sent them successfully: PM me if you didn't receive them.

**armchair_jihad** · 05-10-2006, 11:35

Ian you will find many clues here on ARRSE - start out with the Infantry forum on the 'Infantry views on BOWMAN' thread (BOWMAN is the 2+ Billion pound walkie talkie that the MOD put out to tender at a friends boot sale). Read BedIns experiences and ask yourself would you like to depend on such a 'communication system'.... are you happy with how your tax money has been spent? Does not like Mountains, sand or water or anything else apparently. This only one example of many.....read 'Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs' by Lewis Page for some required background on why oh why its all a cake and arrse party - (foreword by Harold Evans, I am sure you have heard of him).

You don't need direct input just scan the forums and ask certain informed questions.

**INDYONSUNDAY** · 05-10-2006, 11:38

Thanks Mr Happy

Anu clues on how to contact these people without ruffling any official feathers?

Ian

**INDYONSUNDAY** · 05-10-2006, 11:42

Originally Posted by eveyuk

Annonymity? Protect your sources?

No problem

As long as I know the real name of the person I am interviewing I am happy to protect that and nobody will make me reveal it.

Ian

**INDYONSUNDAY** · 05-10-2006, 12:00

Originally Posted by eveyuk

Annonymity? Protect your sources?

No problem

As long as I know the real name of the person I am interviewing I am happy to protect that and nobody will make me reveal it.

Ian

**Filbert Fox** · 05-10-2006, 12:27

what about the 'ghost' casualties in Iraq? are our troops in Iraq being forgotten about now that Afghanistan is on the news?

**Stonker** · 05-10-2006, 12:52

IndyonSunday

check yr PMs

**bernoulli** · 05-10-2006, 13:40

Originally Posted by INDYONSUNDAY

Originally Posted by eveyuk

Annonymity? Protect your sources?

No problem

As long as I know the real name of the person I am interviewing I am happy to protect that and nobody will make me reveal it.

Ian

The problem is that if the government wants to get a whistleblower badly enough, they usually will. While I know that the Sarah Tisdall case was a long time ago and dealt with vastly different circumstances, it still makes interesting reading:
Sarah Tisdall

If you want to leak something, it usually helps if you are a minister briefing against colleagues out of spite or for personal gain, and then you are pretty much in the clear to leak whatever you like.

We've long memories on here, Marra....

**Cuddles** · 05-10-2006, 13:49

Indy
If an anonymous source briefing proven information was good enough for Bernstein and Woodward, then it ought to be good enough for you...

I'm sure you would protect their identities, right up to the moment you found yourself next to Bubba in the showers on D block (hello lads!) for contempt...