amb I think the posts you mention were triggered by the thread starter's responses rather than his original question and would not necessarily have been written had he/she/it allowed the thread to evolve along more cordial lines.
as for
The AFCO officers as far as i [sic] know are not into lieing [sic] much!!!![sic]
I guess it's different in Blighty. The US military might not be able to make that claim...at the moment
not a bash btw, just a reported news story