The most senior British soldier to die in Afghanistan foreshadowed his own death by warning that a shortage of helicopters was endangering troops.
Less than a month before he was killed by a roadside bomb, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe told his superiors that soldiers would die because they were being forced to take more trips by road.
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The missing piece in this story is not enough sourcing to establish whether, in fact, the MoD has had requests for helicopters it's turned down. Without that it's simply a "he said," "he said" story. Thorneloe's leaked memo, although interesting in itself, is just the beginning of the story.
This is good quality journalism because it has an opening that catches the readers eye, along with short paragraphs that keep the attention. The story is also very relevant because it shows that not only American lives are being lost but lives all throughout the world. It's a compelling story, but a very sad one.
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