Revealing Harry’s secret

British Defense officials decided to bring home Prince Harry after the Drudge Report revealed he was fighting secretly in Afghanistan. It's appalling that Drudge endangered lives for a scoop, said Logan Murphy in Crooks and Liars. Blame the people who sen

What happened

The British Defense Ministry withdrew Prince Harry from Afghanistan after the Drudge Report publicized a report in an Australian women’s magazine that he had been fighting there for 10 weeks. The British press knew, and had interviewed Harry on the front lines, but agreed to keep his presence secret so he wouldn’t be targeted by the Taliban and al Qaida. (BBC News)

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