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Secret UK military documents ‘found at bus stop’
Politico ^ | 6/27/2021 | Stuart Lau

Posted on 06/27/2021 1:39:28 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

Secret British military papers have been found at a bus stop in the south of England, revealing plans for a warship’s controversial voyage off Crimea last week and a prolonged presence in Afghanistan.

The 50 pages of documents were found in a rain-soaked heap behind a bus stop in Kent early last Tuesday morning, according to the BBC, which said the Ministry of Defence had begun an investigation.

While some of the papers are categorized as “official sensitive,” a relatively low level of classification, one on Britain’s future plans in Afghanistan was marked “Secret UK Eyes Only,” and was addressed to the private secretary of Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

According to the BBC, the paper outlines “highly sensitive recommendations” for the U.K.’s military footprint in Afghanistan after NATO has followed U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all forces by September 11 this year.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: busstop

1 posted on 06/27/2021 1:39:28 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Ministry of Defence had begun an investigation. ya think?

i’m sure the Queen will be pleased to know they weren’t left there on purpose...


2 posted on 06/27/2021 1:44:24 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

OOps! someone missed the drop-off. He/she is dead meat upon return to China.


3 posted on 06/27/2021 1:44:25 PM PDT by elpadre ( )
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“...revealing plans for a warship’s controversial voyage off Crimea last week and a prolonged presence in Afghanistan.”


I know what they meant to mean, but the sentence reads as if the warship is going to spend time in Afghanistan. Will the Afghan Navy be welcoming?


4 posted on 06/27/2021 1:54:25 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Right Wing Vegan

The Hollies, “Bus Stop.” https://youtu.be/DFPu83ggTlM


5 posted on 06/27/2021 2:06:24 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“””Secret British military papers have been found at a bus stop in the south of England, revealing plans for a warship’s controversial voyage off Crimea last week”””


When I read this first sentence, it was almost as if the source was the Babylon Bee.

It is not only our US Government that is filled with gross incompetence among the work force.


6 posted on 06/27/2021 2:11:33 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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“hmm... thought I was supposed to get fried rice.”


7 posted on 06/27/2021 2:15:07 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Welcome aboard, RWV.


8 posted on 06/27/2021 2:15:52 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Sounds like the cat is out of the bag now.


9 posted on 06/27/2021 2:31:46 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

It won’t take long to figure out who did this.


10 posted on 06/27/2021 2:36:19 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: libertylover; Right Wing Vegan

I think it was that “woke” lesbian, with the personality disorder that works for the CIA.


11 posted on 06/27/2021 2:48:25 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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To: Gene Eric

Plenty thanks, Sir.


12 posted on 06/27/2021 2:54:21 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

During the Falklands War, a Ministry of Defence official let a briefcase with secret papers get stolen. They were dropped back off at the MOD with a note reading: “I may be a common thief, but I love my Queen and I love my country, and whoever let these get stolen should be shot!”


13 posted on 06/27/2021 3:52:44 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

A rare breed of crook.


14 posted on 06/27/2021 4:38:31 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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