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Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

Christopher Hitchens asks what threat he posed others

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Mar 12, 2008 9:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – When Matt Drudge revealed to the world Prince Harry was in Afghanistan, there he should have stayed, writes Christopher Hitchens for Slate. It's "piffle" to think that his royal highness was a "bullet magnet" in Helmand province, already one of the most dangerous... Read full story »

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