In recent news, Briton’s own Prince
Harry has made several major headlines in his involvement in the current war on
terror. As we are all aware, Prince Harry expressed to the public several years
ago that he wished to be a part of the global war on terror. Needless to say,
young Prince Harry did just that. Prince Harry is now a veteran of the war
against terror in Afghanistan and a seasoned veteran of Brittan’s armed forces.
But Prince Harry is not receiving as much gratitude as he is experiencing scrutiny
for all angles.
Prince
Harry, during his deployment in Afghanistan, held the rank of captain for four
months in the British forces. Prince Harry, who served as a primary helicopter
gunner, expressed that he was glad to have been a part of the war against terror
and that he was glad to be “pushed forward to the front seat.” What makes
Prince Harry’s British news interview compelling is that he states that the war
was “a joy for me because I’m one of those people that loves playing
PlayStation and Xbox, so with my thumbs I like to think I’m probably quite
useful — if you ask the guys I thrash them at FIFA the whole time” (FIFA
referring to a video game).
What
makes these comments from the British Prince and his personal correlation
between the front-line combat he witnessed during war and popular video games so
outstanding is the response from those upholding the ideologies that we
consider “terrorist” ideologies. Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the
Taliban, replied, “This is a serious war, a historic war, resistance for us,
for our people.” Zabiullah Mujahid also comments, “We don’t take his comments
very seriously, as we have all seen and heard that many foreign soldiers,
occupiers who come to Afghanistan, develop some kind of mental problems on
their way out.”
Mr. Zabiullah
Mujahid’s commentary in response to Prince Harry’s interpretation of the war is
grim, for Brittan anyhow. Mr. Zabiullah Mujahid’s initial response to the
prince’s comments represents his cynical understanding of Brittan’s involvement
in the Middle East. In fact, in Zabiullah Mujahid statement, his words utter to
the public the weakness of the British troops and the strength of the Taliban
forces. Zabiullah Mujahid is insinuating that many foreign forces, not simply
British troops, are of weak minds and are feeble to the current style of
warfare seen in the Middle East. This is a significant blow to the invading
troops endowed to fight against the terrorist organization.
Nathaniel Funkhouser
02/07/2013
7:37 pm
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