The Blame Game

The Queen said Harry must go - so he did. To war that is. Just like the Kings and Princes before him, it is his duty. Prince Harry has been on combat duty in Afghanistan for approximately ten weeks and no one knew. Because of a deal that was made between the British Military and the British media the news was kept secret. But, not anymore.

Now that the secret is out and the safety of his entire unit has been compromised, Harry, the third in line for the crown, is on his way back home. The recent story "British Prince Harry to Leave Afghanistan" states that even though the information about Harry and his possible where abouts had already been written about in Austrian and German magazines the British are blaming the US Drudge Report for leaking the news. The Brits are extremely upset with us.

Catherine Watts, a London journalist, says she wishes we (the U.S.) "would follow principles and basically, shut up". It seems like someone around the world is always mad at us. Much like the way you hate your parents, until you need money or a ride to the mall. British executive, Neil Wallis, editor of the "News of the World" and co-author of the deal between Britains military and media is also upset. He was quoted as saying, "I wonder if Drudge would have done the same (leaked the news) if it were George Bush's cildren or Hillary Clinton's child who was risking his life in Afghanistan".

Well, Neil and Catherine, that's not the way it works here in the United States. We have something called free speech. And, although you might not be able to question the Queen's judgement on sending Harry to Afghanistan in the first place, I can. The difference between us is that we would not have made the decision to endanger other's just so a couple of kids could have the experience of war. However, I can assure you that if a child of Bush's or Clinton's did go to war - we would all know about it. So, long live the Queen but our Constitution and the freedoms that come with it will out live us all.