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MoD 'covered up' Hercules bombing

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In February of last year we learned that the RAF Hercules had been involved in 'an incident' in Iraq which had caused the £30 million plane to be destroyed, the MoD ensured the public that there was no hostile involvement.

A board of inquiry report into the incident has found that the plane, landing on a temporary runway, was hit by bombs planted by militants. All 58 passengers and crew escaped but the plane was too damaged to be recovered and was blown up to stop it falling into enemy hands.

The MoD then decided to cover up the story so that the militants would not score a propaganda victory on the back of the Hercules destruction. "At times this means we may need to restrict the flow of information for a period of time to protect that security" they said.

The logic seems fairly sound from a military point of view, but when stories such as this emerge does it make you question what information we are given regarding Iraq? If the MoD can cover up an incident as big as this does that go to show just how filtered the information flow is?
phillyharper

4 responses // MoD 'covered up' Hercules bombing

  • It will probably be the same with the US helicopter the Taliban just shot down over Afghanistan where they say noone was injured lol
    cubbingabout
  • the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship..
    R7
    • R7
    • 2 months ago
  • The facts go in one end of the propeganda machine and when they come out the other end they are so twisted with spin they are almost unrecognisable.

    They'll try and get away with any thing they think they can.
    Purdey
  • Its happened before, It will happen again.
    beefcurry

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