British assault and rescue
I’ve mostly avoided commenting on recent news, mostly because things can get so ludicrous that mocking them is almost like attempting to parody a Mel Brooks movie, but this one really takes the cake:
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Monday, September 19, 2005; Posted: 10:56 p.m. EDT (02:56 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center Monday in Basra and rescued two undercover troops held by police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.
British Defense Ministry Secretary John Reid confirmed two British military personnel were “released,” but he gave no details on how they were freed.
In a statement released in London, Reid did not say why the two had been taken into custody. But the Iraqi official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, said their arrests stemmed from an incident earlier in the day.
The official said two unknown gunmen in full Arabic dress began firing on civilians in central Basra, wounding several, including a traffic police officer. There were no fatalities, the official said.
The two gunmen fled the scene but were captured and taken in for questioning, admitting they were British marines carrying out a “special security task,” the official said.
British troops launched the rescue about three hours after Iraqi authorities informed British commanders the men were being held at the police department’s major crime unit, the official said.
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Just exactly what the hell are the British thinking?
- Send masked gunmen, dressed as arabs, to shoot at other arabs
- Call it a security mission
- Once the gunmen have been caught, run yet another illegal operation in order to rescue them
I’m amazed that this is on CNN and not on ConspiracyWhacko.info. They’ve truly thrown aside any measure of restraint and all appearance of propriety.