Read more British Army stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7198/british-army.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:48:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66428/afghan-war-could-last-40-years-uk-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Afghan war could last three to four decades, the new head of the British Army predicted today. “It will take time. This is nation building,” Sir David Richards said, “not the starry-eyed type, but nation-building nonetheless.” He allowed, however, that “the Army’s role might evolve” over the 30-40 years...http://www.newser.com/story/66428/afghan-war-could-last-40-years-uk-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 15:14:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64330/sadistic-brit-soldiers-made-iraqis-dance-like-jacko.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish troops called Iraqi detainees "apes," beat them so that their moans of pain sounded like an "orchestrated choir," and forced them to dance like Michael Jackson, a public inquiry into the death of one of the detainees heard yesterday. The inquiry panel was told that Baha Mousa, a hotel...http://www.newser.com/story/64330/sadistic-brit-soldiers-made-iraqis-dance-like-jacko.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 3:54:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59427/brit-families-can-sue-over-soldier-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British court has ruled that defense heads can be sued for neglecting soldiers’ human rights—meaning decisions made on the battlefield could be subject to litigation, the Times of London reports. The ruling stemmed from an inquest into the heatstroke death of a soldier due to what the coroner...http://www.newser.com/story/59427/brit-families-can-sue-over-soldier-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 8:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59425/british-town-honors-war-dead-with-silent-farewells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lone man's silent salute to a military hearse grew into a tradition that now involves thousands who line the streets of a small British town, the New York Times reports. The bodies of UK troops killed in Afghanistan pass through Wootton Bassett on the way from the nearby air...http://www.newser.com/story/59425/british-town-honors-war-dead-with-silent-farewells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 4:00:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54694/wills-wants-to-be-a-real-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may seem like England's Prince William has it all, but the News of the World is reporting that the 26-year-old is jealous of his brother's chance to serve in Afghanistan . An undercover reporter says he got the prince to open up at a party, reports the AFP, but a...http://www.newser.com/story/54694/wills-wants-to-be-a-real-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 12:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53328/n-ireland-police-nab-3-in-soldier-killings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorthern Ireland police arrested three men today over the killings of two British soldiers last week in a gun attack at an army base by suspected IRA dissidents. Police in Belfast said that men aged 41, 32, and 21 were arrested in early raids at two separate locations and are...http://www.newser.com/story/53328/n-ireland-police-nab-3-in-soldier-killings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 9:17:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52824/secret-army-units-stirred-up-n-ireland-violence-adams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSinn Fein head Gerry Adams says Northern Ireland’s chief constable “made a huge mistake bringing in undercover British Army units” to Northern Ireland after two UK soldiers were killed at a barracks Saturday, the Daily Telegraph reports. “You don't understand the history if you don't appreciate that the involvement of...http://www.newser.com/story/52824/secret-army-units-stirred-up-n-ireland-violence-adams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 13:06:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50639/army-hits-harry-with-sensitivity-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrince Harry has been booted to sensitivity camp by his army higher-ups following back-to-back racial gaffes, People reports. Shortly after calling a fellow soldier a "Paki," the 24-year-old royal told a black comedian, "You don't sound like a black chap." The diversity lessons, slated to last several days, are the...http://www.newser.com/story/50639/army-hits-harry-with-sensitivity-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Feb 2009 13:22:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47616/furor-follows-harrys-paki-vid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain's defense ministry has launched a formal inquiry following widespread outcry over a videotape showing Prince Harry calling a fellow military trainee “our little Paki friend” and another cadet “a raghead,” reports the Telegraph. “This sort of language is not acceptable in a modern army,” a Defense spokesman told the...http://www.newser.com/story/47616/furor-follows-harrys-paki-vid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 14:20:36 CST