Olympic games.

**Evolution** · September 17, 2007, 09:36 AM

I am extremely Disgusted at the people who run this Great Nation (Britain).

the Red Arrows cannot preform at the Olympic games because other country would find it offensive! what on earth!! were going through the minds of the men who were organizing this.

We are spend around 5- 17 Billion pounds on this Event where it could be put into our Military which is DESPERATE need of support.

they say that the Red arrows will offend people because it is showing our MILITARY might. Well come on we were the Last Empire, what you expect. I don't think our country has never not been at war with any one.

People of the world!!! would you find it offensive if we British were to show you our Red Arrows who are the Finest Acrobats in the air.

**~~The Super Pope~~** · September 17, 2007, 10:16 AM

Clearly racist. Red planes refers to red indians and that's a colonialist..imperialist...rainforests...Thatcher...Empire...slavery...Thatcher

Mentioning arrows would also upset French people

**mongrel** · September 17, 2007, 03:42 PM

The only source I have seen is an article by a Sun journalist. I would expect something as sensitive as this would appear on the DCMS and MOD websites, but there is absolutely nothing, not even a standard rebuttal. The only Olympic military-related material relates to increased demand for bomb disposal squads. The Sun is more than capable of making stories up as any Liverpudlian knows. Has anyone got an independent source for this story?

**Yuiis** · September 17, 2007, 05:12 PM

I dont think anyone would care other than French or Russians, but in any case...what is the point in flying military planes in an Olympic celebration? We in Barcelona had one of the most impressive celebrations ever, and we had no need of using the military!

**Paggers** · September 20, 2007, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by mongrel

The only source I have seen is an article by a Sun journalist. I would expect something as sensitive as this would appear on the DCMS and MOD websites, but there is absolutely nothing, not even a standard rebuttal. The only Olympic related material relates to increased demand for bomb disposal squads. The Sun is more than capable of making stories up as any Liverpudlian knows. Has anyone got an independent source for this story?

Surely you're not implying that the Sun doesn't have high journalistic standards

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If it hasn't appeared anywhere else it's obviously a crock. As usual.

@Chlodwig - I think that |MeMw|Obi-Wan is referring to London 2012.

**mongrel** · September 20, 2007, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Paggers

Surely you're not implying that the Sun doesn't have high journalistic standards

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If it hasn't appeared anywhere else it's obviously a crock. As usual.

@Chlodwig - I think that |MeMw|Obi-Wan is referring to London 2012.

I recommend a daily low-level flypass above the Sun's offices until they get the message not to tell lies about HM's honourable Civil Service.

**Chlodwig I.** · September 18, 2007, 02:51 PM

Questions

Red Arrows = Artist Jetplane Squad?
Olympic Games = 2008 Beijing China?

**Chlodwig I.** · September 20, 2007, 09:57 AM

Hm many of our Olympic Athlets are members of our Army

Hope they are allowed to go to London 2012

**Duke_of_Bavaria** · September 21, 2007, 05:05 PM

Tha hell I would. I went to see the Red Arrows preform live at Säve Flygplats 10ish years ago. Magnificent experience. Sit back and ejoy the show, go Britain.

**LoZz** · September 21, 2007, 06:51 PM

if you can provide me with a source that is not

a. the sun
b. the daily mail

then i will belive it and be anoyed. the sun for example once lied that muslims attacked a house owned by an raf person in manchester, when the muslim community complained the sun admitted it was made up, the raf guy interviewed was made up as well.

**mongrel** · September 22, 2007, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by LoZz

if you can provide me with a source that is not

a. the sun
b. the daily mail

then i will belive it and be anoyed. the sun for example once lied that muslims attacked a house owned by an raf person in manchester, when the muslim community complained the sun admitted it was made up, the raf guy interviewed was made up as well.