Taliban say they hope to kidnap or assassinate Prince Harry

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/10/taliban-kidnap-assassinate-prince-harry


Prince Harry in Camp Bastion, Helmand. Photograph: Getty Images

The Afghan Taliban have said they are doing everything in their power to kidnap or assassinate Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters.

The prince is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in volatile Helmand province, where he will be on the frontline in the Nato-led war against Taliban insurgents.

"We are using all our strength to get rid of him, either by killing or kidnapping," the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.

"We have informed our commanders in Helmand to do whatever they can to eliminate him," Mujahid added, declining to go into detail on what he dubbed the "Harry operations".

[dipsydoodle]

1. Dobby will take care of Prince Harry

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2. mr dobby? -- dead, you know.

loved dobby -- what a great character.

[dipsydoodle]

4. Knowing our luck

The Taliban have got that real nasty piece of work on their side.

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6. ...

[gkhouston]

7. Which Koch brother is he? n/t

[lunatica]

3. I can't even respond to this reasonably

Now he's a lightning rod for more killing on all sides. Does the UK want to throw more gasoline on the conflagration? Is proving his manhood that important to them?

[malaise]

5. Actually the British government and the fugging palace

always ship him off to somewhere dangerous after one of his escapades.

[Curtland1015]

8. Now, I don't want to tell the Taliban how to do their business...

...but they might find more success NOT announcing their plans ahead of time.

Not that I want those pieces of garbage to get away with it, but geez.

What a group of stupid assh*les.

[KeepItReal]

9. Why would the Brits tell you the exact base he's stationed at?

So the Prince can become sniper bait? I think not.

This has to be disinformation.

[Nye Bevan]

10. For starters, he should dye his red hair a different color.

That's a dead giveaway.

[Blue_Tires]

11. I don't get it...What's a faster way to find peace between warring nations?

1. Mind-numbingly dull negotiations and diplomacy...


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2. Hookers, blackjack and free drinks??