John A Silkstone
09-11-06, 09:14
I believe that UK channel 4 is setting out a new drama titled ‘Mark of Cain’ in January. It’s about a group of young soldiers serving in Basra in 2003.
The two main characters are 18-year-old privates on their first tour of duty. They return home with "trophy photos" of Iraqi detainees and are shocked by the reaction they provoke when they show them to friends and family.
Though the drama is fictional, it is based on testimonies of British soldiers who served in Iraq.
Channel 4 director Kevin Lygo said: ‘It shows in a realistic way how young these squaddies are and how difficult life must be for them.’
To me, the events that have happen to POWs in modern day wars are down to the lack of proper training and resources for our young troops today. The government is run by a large body of people that have never been in any of the forces and those that have don’t have the pushing power to get things done.
Silky
The two main characters are 18-year-old privates on their first tour of duty. They return home with "trophy photos" of Iraqi detainees and are shocked by the reaction they provoke when they show them to friends and family.
Though the drama is fictional, it is based on testimonies of British soldiers who served in Iraq.
Channel 4 director Kevin Lygo said: ‘It shows in a realistic way how young these squaddies are and how difficult life must be for them.’
To me, the events that have happen to POWs in modern day wars are down to the lack of proper training and resources for our young troops today. The government is run by a large body of people that have never been in any of the forces and those that have don’t have the pushing power to get things done.
Silky