British Army

PHOTOS: March 1 Means Welsh Pride

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.01.2012

The two opposing uniforms were so similar that St. David commanded his soldiers to wear a leek on their helmets. Since then, the leek has been a symbol of Wales.

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Prince Harry To Fly Apache Attack Helicopters

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — British Army commanders have selected Prince Harry to train as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, his office said Friday, boosting the ...

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most Americans know U2's song "Sunday Bloody Sunday." They may be dimly aware that Bono is adamant that "this is not a rebel song," without grasping what he's talking about.

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Sunday Bloody Sunday: UK Army's "Mai Lai"-Style 1972 Irish Massacre Was "Unjustified And Unjustifiable"

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Saville Report is as damning an indictment of British army and establishment perfidy as can be imagined. It is a stain on the British army that compares with the Mai Lai massacre.

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British Prime Minister: England Is 'Deeply Sorry' For Bloody Sunday

AP | PETER MORRISON, DAVID STRINGER and SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Relatives of 13 Catholic demonstrators shot to death by British troops on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday cried...

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Northern Ireland Car Bomb Dismantled By British Army

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBLIN — British Army experts dismantled a dud car bomb Tuesday outside a police base in the Northern Ireland border town of Newtownhamilton, th...

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'Mosques' Used For Target Practice, Claims British Muslim Group

Posted 05.25.2011

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The British Ministry of Defense has apologized after a Muslim group complained that structures used on a firing range closely resembled Islamic mosque...

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Tower Of London Beefeaters Accused Of Bullying

AP | SYLVIA HUI and GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Women faced their share of trouble at the Tower of London, including three queens who were beheaded there. But treachery has long been...

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Prince Philip Makes Army Gaffe After Mocking Blind Cadet

Posted 05.25.2011

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Prince Philip is no stranger to the art of the gaffe (see 10 of his worst here), and sure enough he is again making headlines in Britain for a blunder...

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Donald Payne, British War Crimes Corporal, "Every Member Of My Unit Abused Iraqis"

Times Online | Johnny McDevitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former soldier convicted in connection with the death of an Iraqi hotel worker has accused an officer of pretending to set a young detainee on fire ...

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One Young Captain Offers Brutally Honest Account Of Dealing With Life, And Death, In Afghanistan

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Independent In the first ever unauthorised dispatch from an officer on the frontline, one young Captain offers a brutally honest account of life ...

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Afghanistan Conflict Could Last 40 Years, Says New Head Of British Army

Daily Telegraph | James Kirkup | Posted 05.25.2011

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General Sir David Richards, the new head of the British Army believes the West's mission to stabilise Afghanistan might take as long as 40 years. ...

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James Wharton, Gay British Soldier, Makes Cover Of Army Mag

The Independent | Terri Judd | Posted 05.25.2011

The Independent In the genteel atmosphere of the Coldstream Guards' officers' mess, Lieutenant Mark Wakeling was known as "thug". Amongst his fellow ...

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Prince William Hints At Ambitions For Combat

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHAWBURY, England — Britain's Prince William has hinted he would like to follow in the army-booted footsteps of his younger brother and fight on...

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Northern Ireland Needs Its Own Version of "Brown vs The Board of Education" - and Fast

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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The blood-spilling of the past week - and the rock-solid resistance to it - should lead us to a new political cry. Prime Minister Brown, Taoiseach Cowen, First Minister Robinson - tear down this wall between Northern Ireland's children.

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The Tipping Point in Afghanistan

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seven years after embarking on the mission, we are still asking why? The answer is that we are there for our own security - not to bring democracy, trounce the Taliban, restore women's rights or read Osama bin-Laden his Miranda Rights.

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Northern Ireland Attacks Unite Region's Politics

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two deadly attacks on Northern Ireland security forces in the past few days have raised fears that the province may be returning to an era of violence...

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Afghanistan: British Push Deeper Into Taliban Territory

The Independent | Kim Sengupta | Posted 05.25.2011

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The shattering blast from the rocket-propelled grenade forced us to dive into a ditch. A second round exploded almost immediately, leaving a swirl of ...

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