And we all know what happened to Napoleon…

Incidentally, St Helena was the Gitmo of its day. Napoleon never set foot on British soil after his capture because there were lawyers running up and down the docks in Portsmouth harbor with writs of habeas corpus to free him.

On the substantive matter, I completely agree with Michael. That act is disgraceful. Although given how much the Blair government has underfunded its soldiers, perhaps to be expected.