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Nov 24th, 2006, 08:25 AM
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Randalf the Red
Can someone explain this, please?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6179120.stm
He told reporters in Helmand Province: "Countless times we have put in requests for what we need extra, and it has not arrived."
"Providing our forces with equipment that is both fit for purpose and effective in theatre is an absolute priority," the MoD said.
Meanwhile, the MoD's biggest purchases will be delivered almost three years late on average, the National Audit Office has said.
On Thursday, it emerged that troops in Afghanistan had faulty ammunition for a month and had to borrow from other Nato forces.
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Nov 24th, 2006, 02:43 PM
#2
Member
Re: Can someone explain this, please?
Oh, I understand all those bits, it's this bit that had me perplexed....
He said while a heavier vehicle might not have prevented Gary Wright's death, it might have prevented his injuries.
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Nov 27th, 2006, 01:02 AM
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Randalf the Red
Re: Can someone explain this, please?
 Originally Posted by Ex-FB
Oh, I understand all those bits, it's this bit that had me perplexed....

Yep, that too 
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Nov 27th, 2006, 11:07 AM
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Re: Can someone explain this, please?
Oh that's simple.
Since the death rate is still one per person, his death was inevitable, his injuries were not.
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Nov 27th, 2006, 11:47 AM
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Re: Can someone explain this, please?
 Originally Posted by honeybee
Can someone explain this, please?
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*Umh, The not only printed this in the article, They even upped the font and made it bold in it's own section. This quote was printed twice.
"The commander's view is that he has enough kit to carry out the mission he has been tasked to do."
"And most of the evils of society can, in fact, be cured through information. We have a society that has been disinformed and based on the disinformation has made irrational choices. And that's what I mean by 'ignorance.' People, who ordinarily might be smart, are deprived of the data by which to make a rational decision, don't have the data to do it."
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