Posted on 03/01/2008 1:46:47 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
A defiant Prince Harry is flying back to Britain determined to return as soon as possible to front-line duties in Afghanistan.
Before he boarded his flight the 23-year-old second Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry was moved from his base, only 500 yards from Taliban enemy lines in the volatile Helmand Province, to a secret and secure location after his presence in Afghanistan was leaked on an American web site.
The Prince of Wales and Prince William will meet Prince Harry when he arrives at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Taliban insurgents have threatened to step up attacks on British forces after the news broke of Prince Harry's secret deployment in the war zone.
A Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that his presence in Helmand Province meant that the Royal Family had joined in the "aggression against Muslims".
"Prince Harry's presence in Afghanistan encourages our fighters to launch more attacks on British forces. We think Prince Harry has been sent to Afghanistan only to boost the sagging morale of the British forces which are in serious trouble. For us he is just part of occupation forces. Instead of killing innocent people, the Prince should try to influence the British government to withdraw troops from Afghanistan."
The decision to bring Prince Harry back to Britain for his own safety was taken by Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff.
The Prince will go back to the Household Cavalry barracks at Windsor and keep a low profile over the coming weeks.
Speaking in Afghanistan about his future, the Prince said: "I don't want to sit around in Windsor. But I generally don't like England that much and, you know, it's nice to be away from all the press and the papers and all the general s***e they write."
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Prince Harry is not PC. I find that very refreshing in the time that we live in.
Bttt
It’s more like “Matt Fudge”.
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