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Pete
 Post subject: Military Intelligence
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:00 pm 
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It's something that bugs me (one of many things, actually), how when there's a new offensive planned in Afghanistan the military hold a press conference to announce it in advance.

This however takes it to a new level:-

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100303/tp ... a8d4f.html

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I think the Army releases details in Afghanistan to give civilians time to move out. The alternative is more civilian casulaties and a very bad press.

Either way they can't win but they can't win anyway.
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Yeah, you're probably right on all counts Roy.

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There's also a PR angle to this. Because the civilians are taken into consideration there is always hope that we can avoid catching too much media hell as a result of casualties.

Attitudes have changed since the days when the Allies carpet bombed Germany.

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