Prince Harry has been deployed to Afghanistan much to some peoples dismay, Sir Richard Dannatt, head of the British army, had never wanted Harry to become part of the military operation, arguing to his political masters that his deployment would distract much-needed people and resources away from combat operations and create unnecessary risk. (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080229.wharry29/BNStory/Front) Sir Richard Dannatt was finally forced to draw up plans to bring the prince to Afghanistan last fall. Prince Harry has always wanted to feel like a normal civilian and blend in as he describes in these quotes:
“I think dressed in the same uniform as numerous other people, thousands of other people in Afghanistan, will give me one of the best chances to be just a normal person – with a helmet on, with a shemag [scarf] with goggles on, whatever,” he said.
“As far as anybody else is concerned, they will just treat me as just a normal officer out there, hopefully. … That will be massively important for me; it could be a turning point.” (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080229.wharry29/BNStory/Front)
I think that if the whereabouts of the prince are public that it will cause unnecessary distraction ad danger like the head of the british army said. Having a royal prince fighting and speaking out in a place like Afghanistan is very dangerous and he could easily become a target.
The video below of Prince Harry talking in an interview is an example space binding media. The aspects of space binding media that apply to the video interview are it is electronic, easy to work with, contains lots of information, easy to transport.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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