Homelover
You might want to familiarise yourself with the concepts of 'fair use' and 'reporting of current affairs'. As for referencing, unless he's writing for academia, WGAF what standards he uses? It's clear what his source is, and no reasonable person is going to argue that he's plagiarised anything.
Tucumseh
Surprised to hear that you submitted a draft copy to MoD. To what end?