I don't think we need be wary of anything that might be seen as adverse comment, simply because it is adverse in itself. As long as the comment is based on fact, is incisive and the opinion valid, then I can't see the issue? This guy appears to be churning out great copy, and thats what the public needs right now - something with credibility and the truth. We complain here, and when the military Chain of Command obscurates that same truth and deceives people, so why should we complain when someone who seems
at least as credible as the BBC (snort) actually tells it as he sees it. Sure, he needs an angle to sell the story, but he wouldn't be the first and he won't be the last.
This is worth a read.
Soldiers and hacks need each other in Afghanistan | Patrick Hennessey - Times Online