‘UK Prince Harry crass, arrogant’

‘UK Prince Harry crass, arrogant’

The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) has accused the British Queen’s grandson Prince Harry of being “arrogant and insensitive” after he posed about killing Taliban members in Afghanistan.

Lindsey German, the convenor of the British anti-war campaign group, denounced Harry’s comments as “crass” and questioned how he could know that those he had killed were actually members of the Taliban.

“In recent months many civilians have been killed by air strikes. This arrogant and insensitive attitude to killing Afghans, whoever they are, is hardly likely to win hearts and minds – a supposed aim of the war,” German said.

This comes after a series of interviews marked the end of the British Prince’s controversial role in Afghanistan.

Harry, who is a helicopter gunship pilot, claimed that he killed insurgents in Afghanistan during his 20-week deployment saying, “Take a life to save a life. That’s what we revolve around, I suppose.”

German also stated that Harry is returning to a life of luxury and comfort, whereas most soldiers return to Britain facing “unemployment, austerity and social problems”.

Harry had compared his role in Afghanistan to his hobby of playing modern computer games, which was condemned by two Taliban officials as disrespectful to those who fought and died in the Middle Eastern country.