http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/29/ex-soldier-guilty-of-manslaughter/ Taking a different one on the news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/29/ex-soldier-guilty-of-manslaughter/#comment-5845 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:19:18 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/29/ex-soldier-guilty-of-manslaughter/#comment-5845 All these people are victims of politicians wanting their imperial cake and to eat it too. They are truly the casualties of real war - something that saddens us all as family people . Who would want this?The obverse of obvious heroism or is it the price of real unsung heroism. We are inundated by these poor men , our streets , our mental health institutes, the veterans associations all are at breaking capacity. I meet these people every so often in my life and every time i do i come off worse because initial warmth and consideration soon fade from the constant threat of unpredictable violence or social ineptitude and worse. The ex soldiers are dumped without any support and sometimes even if there is support they are in no state to obtain and keep on side, we must remember the professionals that extend the service! Britain is over-punching it flyweight frame in a heavyweight world , the British people need their services and their infrastructure renewing instead of its megalomaniac politicians dreaming of shades of empire. All these people are victims of politicians wanting their imperial cake and to eat it too. They are truly the casualties of real war - something that saddens us all as family people . Who would want this?The obverse of obvious heroism or is it the price of real unsung heroism. We are inundated by these poor men , our streets , our mental health institutes, the veterans associations all are at breaking capacity. I meet these people every so often in my life and every time i do i come off worse because initial warmth and consideration soon fade from the constant threat of unpredictable violence or social ineptitude and worse. The ex soldiers are dumped without any support and sometimes even if there is support they are in no state to obtain and keep on side, we must remember the professionals that extend the service!
Britain is over-punching it flyweight frame in a heavyweight world , the British people need their services and their infrastructure renewing instead of its megalomaniac politicians dreaming of shades of empire.

]]> http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/29/ex-soldier-guilty-of-manslaughter/#comment-5434 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:08:48 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/01/29/ex-soldier-guilty-of-manslaughter/#comment-5434 I seem to meet an unusual number of people who used to be in the SAS and SBS. One of them was deep undercover in Northern Ireland for months (no contact, totally off-radar, no renting accomodation, living out of dustbins) then debriefed and sent home in a few days. He was completely spaced, and had no help at all re-adjusting. I don't know the regular procedure - I'm going to assume there is one - but it certainly seems as though some soldiers fall through the holes in the system. We fail them. I seem to meet an unusual number of people who used to be in the SAS and SBS. One of them was deep undercover in Northern Ireland for months (no contact, totally off-radar, no renting accomodation, living out of dustbins) then debriefed and sent home in a few days. He was completely spaced, and had no help at all re-adjusting. I don’t know the regular procedure - I’m going to assume there is one - but it certainly seems as though some soldiers fall through the holes in the system. We fail them.

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