Have we all seen this and is it a hoax?

The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012

London Olympics because they are deemed 'too British'.

Organizers of the event say that the Arrows military background might be

'offensive' to other countries taking part in the Games. The display

team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, but the

Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the display team 'too

militaristically British'. Red Arrows pilots were said to be 'outraged',

as they had hoped to put on a truly world class display for the Games,

something which had never been seen before. Being axed from a

British-based event for being 'too British' is an insult - the Arrows

are a symbol of Britain .

The Red Arrows have been excellent ambassadors for British overseas

trade, as they display their British-built Hawk aircraft all over the

world.

The Arrows performed a short fly-past in 2005 when the winning bid was

announced, but their fly-past at the Games was to have been truly

spectacular.

It is to be hoped that common sense prevails.

If you disagree with this decision, sign the petition on the link

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Posted By: Charles21 on October 10th 2007 at 13:19:20

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