Now inhumanity on top of incompetence

Dud ammunition ordered by cheapskate MOD for Britain's fighting forces. The Daily Telegraph article may be viewed from here; there is also a video link from the web page. The article begins: The lives of paratroopers were put in danger after the Ministry of Defence sent defective ammunition to Afghanistan, it can be revealed. The situation became so serious that a platoon from the 3Bn The Parachute Regiment refused to go out on patrol until the problem was resolved. The troops had to borrow ammunition off Canadian and American special forces as they battled to fight off Taliban attacks.