Summary
This 'horror . . . that will shock the world', this 'lasting stain on the morals of the army', this 'appalling footage . . . [that has] at a stroke trashed the reputation of our forces around the globe', to quote from some of the press coverage, is, according to the MoD, 'extremely serious' and has been made the 'top priority' investigation for the Royal Military Police.
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Don't Blame the Squaddies
Watching the News of the World's video of those Light Infantry soldiers attacking four young Iraqi rioters, it is hard not to feel distaste. Watching the reaction afterwards brings irresistibly to mind Wilde's view on the death of Little Nell: you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.
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