Baldric - "There is to all accounts a lot of information that was 'unavailable' at the trial, which sounds as if it has bearing upon the background of this incident, lack of communication with SO's, casualties taken both wounded and killed, and time spent under intense pressure (attack). If this is now made public I suspect that Lonnies suggestion @ 14.38 should be the way to go!"
I am inclined to agree - but this decision should be made based on evidence and legal argument and resolution, not emotions based on the personality of the solider involved.
In case anyone feels that I am trying to condemn this man for doing an impossible job under impossible circumstances, I am far from doing that. In my view he should not have been imprisoned, but - and this is where my argument began - we have laws in place to keep us civilised, and they have to follow process.
If, as appears in this case, the law has not been well served, then that is an issue to be addressed immediately, but under the same legal process which deals in evidence and facts, not media grandstanding.