Taliban demand air strike inquiry

[Mackay]

Funny, from the main PPRuNe forum index this thread title is abbreviated to the somewhat more appropriate..

"Taliban demand air strike..."

wonder if they would be so kind to tell us when and where

[Sgt.Slabber]

Acknowledgement...

anotherthing,

After some prodding, NYT have recently updated their web article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/wo...rescue.html?hp -

on page 2:

'...said Bill Keller, the executive editor of The Times. “We’re overjoyed that Steve is free, but deeply saddened that his freedom came at such a cost. We are doing all we can to learn the details of what happened. Our hearts go out to Sultan’s family and to the family of the British commando who gave his life in the rescue.” '

[Double Zero]

I as a photographer ( albeit with aircraft trials etc and some other 'missions' when I was indeed shot at, but nothing remotely like a war zone ), but I dealt directly with GW 1 photographers - some were still deeply traumatised months / years later - can understand the horrible position the said reporter was in.

Of course, having said that we'd all like to think we'd have the nerve to give hints, if forced to appear on camera.

It can only be said, 100% well done to the recovery team, and a huge thanks & best wishes to the poor sod who lost his life.

That thought, among others, will remain a living hell for the rest of the reporters' life, I can assure you.