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The Italian Job -Times Online

October 17, 2009, 11:33 am Leave a comment Go to comments

This is a piece by The Times about its expose on the Italians in Afghanistan paying off insurgents.

I woke up on the cynical side of bed this morning as the following comment on this piece shows: Please as if others don’t do it. They just got caught.

The Italian Job -Times Online.

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  1. October 17, 2009, 12:31 pm at 12:31 pm | #1
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    I don’t think it’s about getting caught (although the follow-up media coverage appears to be going that way) as much as “uh, why didn’t the Italians say anything during the handover briefing?”

    • Leah Farrall, Australia
      October 17, 2009, 1:32 pm at 1:32 pm | #2
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      True… cloaks and daggers huh.

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