Still, this rescue didn't look good on TV.
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| Update: Rescued British servicemen were being held by militia |
| 2005-09-20 |
| THE two British servicemen whose capture led to the storming of a jail in Iraq were later rescued from militiamen, senior army officials said today. Brigadier John Lorimer, commander of the 12th mechanised brigade, said the two men were actually found at a house in the city after troops broke into the prison at a police HQ to look for them. He said that the jailbreak had been ordered after Iraqi security services - supposedly allies of the British military - handed the two servicemen over to militiamen. Defence secretary John Reid raised concerns that the two servicemen - thought to be special forces officers - were handed to militiamen. Politicians today condemned the incident and raised fears that relations between the British military and Iraqi security forces would never be the same again. Basra's governor, Mohammed al-Waili, said British soldiers used more than ten tanks and helicopters to break down the walls of the prison after the two soldiers were arrested for allegedly shooting dead a local policeman and wounding another. |
| Posted by:GK |
| #8 Still, this rescue didn't look good on TV. |
| Posted by: Glinelet Glart8916 2005-09-20 14:32 |
| #7 They were SAS, working undercover. Two SAS soldiers were freed from a jail in Basra under the watch of British armoured vehicles last night a few hours after they were seized by Iraqis during the worst riots in Iraq's second city in two years. They had been wearing Arab clothes when they were arrested in the southern city by a Shia militia loyal to the Iraqi government. The militia accused them of shooting at policemen who approached them. After hours of intense negotiations to secure their release, British forces arrived at the central jail last night. Iraqi government officials and the governor of Basra claimed that Warrior armoured vehicles had stormed the jail, destroying a wall. But the Ministry of Defence denied reports that Warriors had broken in. It said that a Warrior being used to collect the men "might" have accidentally knocked into a wall as it reversed in the dark. ''We would never orchestrate or authorise a jail break as is being reported,'' said a spokesman. The British embassy in Baghdad said three people had been injured as the men were released. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-09-20 12:50 |
| #6 Bluto, I'm with you, but only if this time *I* get to ride off with the hot cheerleader ast the end. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2005-09-20 12:23 |
| #5 "ANYONE WITH ME" Nah. You go Bluto. I think I'll sit this one out. Pass me a beer somebody. |
| Posted by: Buzzsaw 2005-09-20 11:59 |
| #4 Lol. Why did I suddenly flash back to Animal House? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-09-20 11:35 |
| #3 i have an idea. Since oil went up another $4.79 yesterday just from the threat of a storm. Lets kill the shit out of all of them and take their fuckin oil instaed of helping these pieces of shit. Like they say we are doing anyway. ANYONE WITH ME. |
| Posted by: Uninetle Hupating2229 2005-09-20 11:20 |
| #2 I read a day or two ago that Basra's governor, Mohammed al-Waili is a Sadr deputy. Nothing like controlling the governmental machinery to get your people in. If I run into it, I will post the cite. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-09-20 10:34 |
| #1 Its good to hear they understand the concept of overwhelming force. Hope they all wore helmets. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-20 10:18 |