The head of the British Army “catastophic consequences for British society “

[Skybird]

BBC covers it now, too: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6046332.stm

At the same time, this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5387168.stm

The paper said: "The war in Iraq...has acted as a recruiting sergeant for extremists across the Muslim world.

"Iraq has served to radicalise an already disillusioned youth and al-Qaeda has given them the will, intent, purpose and ideology to act."

On Afghanistan, the paper said the UK went in "with its eyes closed". The report also reveals that a secret deal to extricate UK troops from Iraq so they could focus on Afghanistan failed when British military leaders were over-ruled.