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2003-05-01 East/Subsaharan Africa

Nigerian strikers threaten to kill British workers

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Posted by Dar 2003-05-01 10:12 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Let's see.
Coming off of their recent practice with the Iraq "walk in the sun," suppose the British Commandos would be up to a raid "a la Entebbe" with this one?

Posted by Larry 2003-05-01 11:07:40|| 2003-05-01 11:07:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Majority of Brit hostages are Scots eh?

The two lead battalions in the Brit assault into Umm Qasr and Basrah were the "Blackwatch" and "Royal Scots Dragoon Guards" - both Scottish units that have a long and storied history.

I wonder if they might want to do some sightseeing in Nigeria on the way home, now that they are packing up in Basrah...

We can loan them Lt General William Wallace (US V Corps Commander for the current war) to make it a Braveheart theme.

Posted by OldSpook 2003-05-01 11:47:37|| 2003-05-01 11:47:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Remember this is an offshore oil rig surrounded by water. Ergo, it's mission with Special Boat Service written all over it. They'll even never see them coming.

Posted by Steve 2003-05-01 12:21:46|| 2003-05-01 12:21:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Play bagpipe dirges at them for a few days. If they don't hand over the hostages, break out the accordians.

Posted by tbn 2003-05-01 14:09:12|| 2003-05-01 14:09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Would be a textbook operation for the SBS. A significant part of their raison d'etre for the last three decades has been to respond to terrorist stunts involving North Sea oilrigs.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-05-01 14:25:11|| 2003-05-01 14:25:11|| Front Page Top

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