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| Singer James Blunt 'prevented World War III'? | |
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| CJ | Sep 9 2013, 12:18 PM Post #1 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11753050 Singer James Blunt has told the BBC how he refused an order to attack Russian troops when he was a British soldier in Kosovo. Blunt said he was willing to risk a court martial by rejecting the order from a US General. But he was backed by British Gen Sir Mike Jackson, who said: "I'm not going to have my soldiers be responsible for starting World War III." Blunt was ordered to seize an airfield, but the Russians had got there first. In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live, broadcast on Sunday, he said: "I was given the direct command to overpower the 200 or so Russians who were there. "I was the lead officer with my troop of men behind us... I'm not sure what would have happened had this gone ahead. I don't expect the Russians to have started World War III over it, but still, it wouldn't have been pretty. Anyway, I'm glad he averted the risk of anything happening. |
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| lamna | Sep 11 2013, 08:32 AM Post #2 |
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I assumed this was like the Christmas Truce, WWI/James Blunt were so awful both sides realised the futility of war and stopped fighting. |
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