UK Tanks Black-Flag Spy Jail Breakout In Iraq
caught red handed - ha | 19.09.2005 23:53
British troops used six tanks to break into a prison in the Iraqi city of Basra to breakout two 'soldiers' arrested by Iraqi police.
“A large force of British troops surrounded the police building, smashed down the main entrance with a vehicle, and freed the two Britons along with 150 prisoners,” an Iraqi defence official reported.
Britain’s Defence Secretary John Reid and the British embassy in Baghdad have confirmed that two British soldiers have been “released” from detention.
An Iraqi interior ministry official said that the two Britons had been involved in some kind of 'undercover' operation, a claim that has been neither confirmed nor denied by British military officials.
Driving in a civilian car, the pair were said to be wearing traditional Arab headdresses and clothing. Mohammed al-Badi, an official with the Basra governor’s office, said the two men had appeared suspicious to police.
“A policeman approached them and then one of these guys fired at him.” Mr Abadi said.
The Brits were arrested and charged with shooting two Iraqi policemen - one of whom was killed at the scene. Some sources have reported that explosives were found in the car driven by the captured Brits.
Arab satellite television networks broadcast photos of two Western men, identified only as Britons, seated on the floor of the jail, one with a bandage covering most of the top of his head and the other with blood on his clothes.
“We can confirm that a shooting incident involving UK military personnel has taken place which is currently being investigated,” a British military spokesman said in a statement.
Later, the presence of British armoured units outside the prison ,where the two spys were being detained, sparked violent protests. Petrol bombs, burning furniture and tyres and stones were hurled at the troops and tanks, two of which were abandoned by fleeing British soldiers. At one point, a British soldier was seen fleeing from a tank, his body covered in flames.
Two Iraqis were killed as the British occupiers retaliated and later stormed the prison to help the spys escape justice.
“A large force of British troops surrounded the police building, smashed down the main entrance with a vehicle, and freed the two Britons along with 150 prisoners,” an Iraqi defence official reported.
Britain’s Defence Secretary John Reid and the British embassy in Baghdad have confirmed that two British soldiers have been “released” from detention.
An Iraqi interior ministry official said that the two Britons had been involved in some kind of 'undercover' operation, a claim that has been neither confirmed nor denied by British military officials.
Driving in a civilian car, the pair were said to be wearing traditional Arab headdresses and clothing. Mohammed al-Badi, an official with the Basra governor’s office, said the two men had appeared suspicious to police.
“A policeman approached them and then one of these guys fired at him.” Mr Abadi said.
The Brits were arrested and charged with shooting two Iraqi policemen - one of whom was killed at the scene. Some sources have reported that explosives were found in the car driven by the captured Brits.
Arab satellite television networks broadcast photos of two Western men, identified only as Britons, seated on the floor of the jail, one with a bandage covering most of the top of his head and the other with blood on his clothes.
“We can confirm that a shooting incident involving UK military personnel has taken place which is currently being investigated,” a British military spokesman said in a statement.
Later, the presence of British armoured units outside the prison ,where the two spys were being detained, sparked violent protests. Petrol bombs, burning furniture and tyres and stones were hurled at the troops and tanks, two of which were abandoned by fleeing British soldiers. At one point, a British soldier was seen fleeing from a tank, his body covered in flames.
Two Iraqis were killed as the British occupiers retaliated and later stormed the prison to help the spys escape justice.
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Flase Flag Averted?
20.09.2005 05:53
Two British "undercover" soldiers, dressed as Arabs, fire on the Iraqi police. Had they not been caught, the media would have been reporting on yet another "insurgent" bombing, worse, a Sunni attack on Shia, etc. (as is the current pattern) or at the very least, an "insurgent" attack on the police.
Then, rather than risk these operatives disclosing their intent through questioning by Iraqi police, the Brits break them out of jail with tanks, which Basra officials called "a barbaric act of aggression", inciting a riot which left two Iraqi civilians dead.
I sincerely hope the media will have the courage to follow up on the circumstances of the UK operation which would require soldiers to pose as Arabs, and drive a civilian truck filled with explosives through a crowded city.
In light of this new developement, I just wanted to include the letter I sent two days ago to two Canadian networks about this very issue. I have posted this on several websites throughout Canada, including the Independent Media Network, simply so that they cannot claim ignorance of the issue in the future.
I hope they will give this matter the attention it deserves, as responsible journalists would, but I'm not hgolding my breath.
Here is a copy of my last correspondence:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I realize that you've limited your news resources due to the lockout, but I've found your recent news coming out of Iraq rather disturbing, as I believe it paints a distorted picture of the situation, furthering the interests of those who started this illegal war.
What bothers me the most, as a fellow journalist, is that when you repeat the unsubstantiated allegations of the Bush Administration about al Zarqawi and "Al Qaeda", you no longer preface this with "the Bush Administration claims" or "US officials allege", which is the proper thing to do.
I thought that the exposure of some of the more serious LIES emanating from these people would have been enough to teach you that.
Regardless of who is responsible for the most recent attacks (all indications still suggest the Iraqi Resistance, what you now refer to as "the insurgency", for some still-unexplained reason, and many reports suggest the Occupiers themselves ...), it has long been known that the US/UK/Israel would try to foment Civil War within the country, pursuing that old Colonial Trick of Divide & Conquer.
Even leaked documents, which accompanied the Downing Street Minutes (the Documentary Evidence of the WMD Lies, which nobody is pursuing, unfortunately), such as
******* "Iraq: Options Paper", written by the UK Overseas & Defense Secretariat Cabinet Office, a full year before the war began, states directly that "'Divide & Rule' is easy", then details how existing ethnic tensions can be manipulated into such a conflict, thus taking the heat off of the foreign occupiers ******
, who violated International Law and the UN Charter in order to invade the country.
Perhaps if you plan to continue down this road, you could ask to see some actual evidence that this one-legged "Terrorist Mastermind" (and CIA asset, whose death in Afghanistan in 2002 the Bush Admin. claimed as a "victory in the War on Terror") is actually in Iraq, and if not, perhaps you can apply the standard "alleged" to these empty claims.
Considering the current state of the media, I would think you would be going above and beyond to protect your credibility and reputation.
Here is an article about this situation, both from Le Monde, and a BabelFish translation of the same. Perhaps you would consider pursuing the matter.
Sincerely,
Jordan Thornton
"Abou Moussab Al-Zarkaoui est mort. Son nom est utilisé par les occupants pour rester en Irak"
"Abou Moussab Al-Zarkaoui died. Its name is used by the occupants to remain in Iraq "
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Iraqi police detain two British soldiers in Basra
"Two persons wearing Arab uniforms opened fire at a police station in Basra. A police patrol followed the attackers and captured them to discover they were two British soldiers," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.
The two soldiers were using a civilian car packed with explosives, the source said.
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20.09.2005 10:05
"Two persons wearing Arab uniforms opened fire at a police station in Basra. A police patrol followed the attackers and captured them to discover they were two British soldiers," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.
The two soldiers were using a civilian car packed with explosives, the source said.
He added that the two were being interrogated in the police headquarters of Basra.
The British forces informed the Iraqi authorities that the two soldiers were performing an official duty, the source said. British military authorities said they could not confirm the incident but investigations were underway.
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Caught carrying roadside mines
20.09.2005 10:13
Two British soldiers dressed like Arabs were arrested by the Iraqi police on Monday.
A car did not obey the "stop" order at the police checkpoint in Emin Dahili of Basra on Monday morning and responded to the police by firing. The car could only be stopped by some more police cars.
The two British soldiers were dressed like Arabs and waved a British flag from the car and asked the police not to fire.
The people were taken out of the car and searched and they were identified as British. The car was also searched and mines (ready to be placed on roadside) and arms
were seized.
They were arrested by the Iraqi police and taken for interrogation at a local police station. British officials are negotiating with Iraqi officials to have the men handed over to the British Army.
The British police took tight security measures at the area and around the police station in order not to let the detainees to be attacked by Iraqi groups.
Three British and Iraqi helicopters are hovering above the area for security.
The identities of the soldiers has not been disclosed while the interrogation continues.
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It's An Old Colonial Trick
20.09.2005 17:58
These two stories were published just days before the Basra scandal:
The occupation forces are the real perpetrators of bomb attacks in Iraq?
Many Iraqis believe ’suicide’ bombings done by US to start a civil war
US/UK Attempting to Foment Civil War