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I have separated part of the 9/10 January 2012 edits, restoring parts of previous text. What was previously written about supply drops is supported in the 12 April 2005 Times article; [1] however I don't think the added Fielding frustrated comment was there - a citation needed tag added. Unfortunately, since the WP article was written, The Times has instigated a pay-for-view system that calls into question text relying on the paper's articles, not just here, but anywhere the Times is cited. Acabashi ( talk) 11:19, 13 January 2012 (UTC) reply