A British Sniper Sues The UK Government For Releasing His Name And Accomplishments To The Public

A sniper Photo: Julian Simmonds

Sniper Sues Army Over Error Which Put Him In Danger Of Being Kidnapped By al-Qaeda -- The Telegraph

An Army sniper is suing the Ministry of Defence over a "catastrophic error" which put him and his family in danger of being kidnapped by al-Qaeda.

Police feared the soldier and his family could face retaliatory attacks by British-based Islamists after it was disclosed to the media that he had shot dead several Taliban gunmen at a range of 1.5 miles during during a tour in Helmand.

The soldier and his family were forced to leave the country amid fears that he was a possible target of a kidnap plot.

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My Comment: Another example that illustrates how clueless our governments are to the threat posed by Islamic radicals. While on the opposite side we have our soldiers .... who know who and what the enemy is like .... and have no delusions on what they are capable of.