Originally Posted by
BEagle
Very stupid indeed to 'ban' the press. Such actions will guarantee a hostile press who will jump on any bad news in response.
Yeah because that never happens at the moment does it?
The press are right behind the troops. They would NEVER dream of slinging mud in the tabloids when a female Officer runs off with a married squaddie half her age for example. They'd never make an issue of someone being kicked out for going topless in the paper.
They inform the public in a balanced way of the tribulations faced by servicemen on operations.
Oh, hang on a minute..... That's wrong isn't it?
The press are hostile to the forces all of the time Beags. Shame you haven't noticed.