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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (67404)	9/24/2005 1:11:48 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Your article states: "this operation was meant to accelerate the process by killing people and blaming others. Nothing more, nothing less. That the British army staged an over-the-top escape when it could rely on normal diplomatic channels to recover its people proves that." The BBC story states: "In a statement, Brig Lorimer said that under Iraqi law the soldiers should have been handed over to coalition authorities, but this failed to happen despite repeated requests." Your author is failing miserably to cover the bases here, and his so called proof, just isn't, as we can see. He makes light of allegations as to just who the soldiers captors were, but proves nothing in this regard. I suspect that's just the tip of the illogical iceberg, where his writing and opinion is concerned. I thought Iraqis were supposed to be on our side too, you know? The likely explanation has to do with the fact that the coalition would like to seek out and stop the bad guys. Perhaps you'd rather suspect the British are part of a vast conspiracy to create a civil war, as the author plainly does. I think that's something coalition forces have every reason to want to prevent, don't you? The BBC article makes far more sense, and is likely honest enough and correct. ""I had good reason to believe that the lives of the soldiers were at risk and troops were sent to the area of Basra near the police station to help ensure their safety by providing a cordon," Brig Lorimer said. British Army vehicles under attack during bid to recover arrested servicemen In pictures "As shown on television these troops were attacked with firebombs and rockets by a violent and determined crowd. "Later in the day, however, I became more concerned about the safety of the two soldiers after we received information that they had been handed over to militia elements." After troops broke into the police station to confirm the men were not there, they staged a rescue from a house in Basra, said the commanding officer of 12 Mechanised Brigade in Basra. Brig Lorimer added: "It is of deep concern that British soldiers held by the police should then end up being held by the militia. This is unacceptable." BBC Defence Correspondent Paul Wood said local police revealed the whereabouts of the two men after the station was stormed. "At the point of a 30mm cannon - no shots were fired - but at the point of this cannon, the Iraqi police gave away the location of where the two British soldiers had been taken," he said." Go figure. Dan B.