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Hey Tweet-
Again, I'm a media-type and a rabid defender of people's access to information (what they do with it is their business), so maybe my view is different. Know though that these arguments are not a defense of any trashy tabloid journalism.

1) Do we know an embargo was broken? An embargo states a specific time for release. There is no such thing as a 'permanent embargo'- the only way I've seen to do that is by making the information classified or as the result of a judge-issued gag order.

2) Harry chose to fight on the front lines. He knows his celebrity. If he didn't, the incident where he wore the Nazi costume taught him. The British military knows it, too. If they truly thought it was a danger- or he added additional danger because of his celebrity- why put him there? Why put the other soldiers in that danger?

3) I enjoy a good conspiracy. Maybe the story was fed to the media by a Buckingham Palace that is concerned just how dangerous things are getting in Iraq? Now they can now use the 'tabloid media' as the scapegoat to pull him out.

While the speed at which people can access information through the media is growing, it's rarely instantaneous. I honestly doubt that information was published before Harry's platoon moved.

And do viewers/media users not hold some responsibility in this? Demand does encourage supply, no?

I agree- Harry certainly has a right to volunteer on behalf of his country. His grandmother did as well during WWII.

But I reiterate that the military and the Prince knew his celebrity would bring danger. He could have done just as much to support the cause serving soup in the commissary- in London.

I also tend to believe the insurgents probably knew he was there. Traitors are everywhere.

Should the media always wait to report stories until the government says it's OK?

Thousands of people have already clicked on the Prince Harry story on the MyFox network. So SOMEONE wanted to know.

I'm playing a little Devil's Advocate here, but I think the last point is important in my mind.

Freedom of information is a wonderful thing, but too much freedom is dangerou . Yes, we have freedom of speech,press and virtually every other freedom under the sun. Does that give us the right to infringe on the personal safety of others. The answer is an emphatic NO. I'm glad that the current class of press were not around during WW2 I could only imagine the stories. Normady invasion move up three hours. Look out below Nagasaki and Hiroshima the American Government has a surprise for you.
There is a huge difference between "breaking" a story and commiting treason, its a fine line. If you truly want to break a story of national interest, use you invesigative skills to find OBL, or break the next terrorist attack before.
put your talent to good use and

Beautiful new puppy Tweet.

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