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Iraqi Police Disrupt UK False Flag

Jordan Thornton | 20.09.2005 05:52 | Repression

Just as the Downing Street Minutes proved that Bush/Bliar were LYING in order to fiegn justification for an act of naked aggression they knew to be illegal, the leaked "Iraq: Options Paper" proves that the UK/US were planning to incite Civil War, in order to take the heat off of the Occupiers, and allow them to plunder Iraq while the People killed themselves. If you'll study the media's coverage over the past few weeks, you'll note that they have served as a willing partner.

Today's developements were rather interesting, given reports of US/UK troops attempting to incite Civil War within the country, and reports from Iraqis of them carrying out False Flags to this end.

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 utilisÃ© par les occupants pour rester en Irak"

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0,36-689730, 0.html

"Abou Moussab Al-Zarkaoui died. Its name is used by the occupants to remain in Iraq "

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

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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.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/19/conte nt_3514065.htm

Two Britons held in Iraq for firing at police

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?t ype=topNews&storyID=2005-09-19T164541Z_01_YUE94652 9_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ-BRITONS.xml

UK soldiers 'storm' Basra prison

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4262336.stm

British tanks smash Iraqi jail to free UK soldiers

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?t ype=topNews&storyID=2005-09-19T201444Z_01_YUE94652 9_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ-BRITONS.xml

UK TROOPS ON HIGH ALERT

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-134420 83,00.html

Meltdown in Basra

http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2377

Jordan Thornton
e-mail: pilgrim112@hotmail.com

Comments

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I am tired of conspiracy theorists

20.09.2005 08:38

I am tired of conspiracy theorists, there is no evidence that this was a false flag operation. Ever heard of friendly fire? The undercover soldiers most likely got involved in a shoot out with Iraqi police due to friendly fire when the police mistook them for the enemy. Thats what happened during the initial invasion when there were dozens of deaths due to friendly fire. These continual conspiracy theories only serve to undermine the anti-war movement by making anti-war activists look stupid and gullable.

Activist

CT will abound

20.09.2005 08:59

Questions are bound to be asked - whilst Radio 4 has John Reid bleating on about how most operations are "Iraqi led" - we are faced with the stark fact that UK special forces were dressed as Iraqis and fired on Iraqi police , before the army drove armoured vehicles into an Iraqi jail and freed the 2 British soldiers from Iraqi authorities..

If the UK are there to support the "Iraq Government" (sic) then how could this have happened? Are there not enough Iraqis to pretend to be Iraqis in undercover operations?

Over to you 'activist'

different type of activist

CONSPIRACY THEORISTS UNITE ( IN conspiracy FACTS )

20.09.2005 09:15

Yeah activist is dead right all these theories about corporate security firms and various other parasites making billions out of war there abd absolutely no evidence to prove it, they never mention it on the 6 O'clock news or in the Sun or the Daily Mail. Conspiracy theories suck , always trying to make out that someone is making millions out of other peoples suffering. No one but a complete activist would believe that the U.S / UK military have been trying to start a civil war since the , so called, end of the errr war in Iraq.
There is still plenty of oil left under Iraq and plenty of vultures wanting a cut so fuck off with your conspiracy theories and let them get on with it !!

Media Luvvy

Here we go...

20.09.2005 10:47

From the person that lied to us about IMC being infiltrated with spooks... hahahaha!
________

I agree activist. As soon as something breaks that is a little fishy, they go into spam overdrive. There are no salient facts at the moment. There seems to be much conflict in versions of events. The Defence Minister hasn't got a clue what to say. Which is totally normal for breaking defence news.

But hey, what do we know. These CT guys are far better qualified than any of us sheeple. Any fool knows that all special ops are "FALSE FLAGS!!!"... and anyone who says "Hang on a minute..." is just a brainwashed spook blah blah blah.

This kneejerk stuff is equally as moronic as the proganda the Whitehous and Pentagon spits out.

Now, let's sit back and watch the details of the conspiracy shapeshift around the story as it grows...

Pvt. Parts, King's Own Bicycle Rgt.

I can smell the trolls

20.09.2005 11:01

all over this site this morning. wake up and smell the agent provocateurs. At least the two chaps or lads are no longer in mufti. Their pissed off faces are all over the planet. Think they'll be hanging around Iraq for more brave exploits?

magoodledoo

It's An Old Colonial Trick

20.09.2005 17:58

Those with nothing to say always shout "Conspiracy Theorists!!", referring to the people who have been correct in their analyses of this situation every step of the way, as proof about the LIES told by the people they're defending have been repeatedly and soundly refuted by facts on the ground.

Who's Blowing Up Iraq? New evidence that bombs are being planted by British

http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=55&p=15926&s2=20

These two stories were published just days before the Basra scandal:

The occupation forces are the real perpetrators of bomb attacks in Iraq?

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi%2Dbin/conspiracy%5Ftheory/fullstory.asp?id=257

Many Iraqis believe ’suicide’ bombings done by US to start a civil war

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=8286

US/UK Attempting to Foment Civil War

'Nother Letter

21.09.2005 05:50

I sent this letter to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in regards to their interesting ommissions on the Basra story, on their nightly program, "The National". From what I've seen of US/UK coverage, these ommissions seem highly coordinated and consistent across the board. My favourite Journalism prof told me in college that "When the media speaks with one voice, start digging".

This story is being intentionally scrubbed. If you analyze the media's Iraq coverage over the past few weeks, you'll see they've been a willing partner to this game, dropping the demonization of the Iraqi Resistance with the term "insurgents" (just as they did during Vietnam), and repeating empty claims about ethnic groups attacking each other.

Hi there,

Although you introduced your story on the Basra scandal by making reference to "accusations on both sides", you seem to have forgotten to carry the accusations of the Iraqis, the people who did NOT intentionally LIE in order to feign a justification for a war thgey understood to be illegal. What happened to the part about the SAS men allegedly planting bombs, in order to foment civil war, which comes from the Iraqis? That IS, after all, the story here.

What about the explosives found in their vehicle, complete with remote detonators? You mentioned weapons, but seem to have ignored that part.

What you ran tonight was simply irresponsible and biased.

I sent you - twice - information leaked from official UK documents at the same time as the Downing Street Minutes were released (Iraq: Options Paper - March 8, 2002, UK Overseas & Defense Secretariat Cabinet Office), which proves that the US/UK were planning 'Divide & Rule', that old Colonial Trick, before the war even began.

Why was this deemed irrelevant to this story? Was it because you were too busy regurgitating the cover story of the people who said that Saddam could attack the UK with nukes in 45 minutes?

And your coverage of the story about the irrelevant CCTV videos from the London Underground, conveniently released to distract from this Covert Operation, was simply shameful. The Bliar Government has yet to produce evidence to support their Conspiracy Theory about 7/7. Why did you choose to identify those men as bombers, as opposed to ALLEGED bombers, as is appropriate?

You might get something out of this, as it highlights the behaviour of the media:

British Special Forces Caught Carrying Out Staged Terror In Iraq?
Media blackout shadows why black op soldiers were arrested

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2005/200905stagedterror.htm

As always,

Jordan Thornton

Who's Blowing up Iraq?
by Mike Whitney

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mike_whi_050920_who_s_blowing_up_ira.htm

Why Basra is in revolt against occupation

“What our police found in their car was very disturbing — weapons, explosives and a remote control detonator,” Sheikh Hassan said. “These are the weapons of terrorists. We believe these soldiers were planning an attack on a market or other civilian targets, and thanks be to god they were stopped and countless lives were saved.”

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=7426

It's An Old Colonial Trick

Editorial Guidelines

21.09.2005 11:36

Can we have this innacurate rubbish hidden? Furthermore, this guy has spamming essentially the same info on various posts.
Thank you!

concerned about accuracy

Why Jordan's post is total rubbish

26.09.2005 09:42

"Two British "undercover" soldiers, dressed as Arabs" All we have seen is what constitues standard SAS kit:

http://www.campingandcamo.co.uk/ishop/975/shopscr1287.html

"fire on the Iraqi police":

I can't find any detailed account from either side as to two fired on whom first. So, the presumption they fired first is fantasy.

"Then, rather than risk these operatives disclosing their intent through questioning by Iraqi police, the Brits break them out of jail with tanks":

Pure fantasy presented as fact.

"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.":

There have been no credible reports of bomb making equipment. The photographs of the the soldiers kit shows pretty obvious Special Forces equipment; equipment for laser marking air strike targets. Since when have insurgents had an air presence???

As stated elsewhere. Special Forces would not be carrying that array of equipment plus a union jack if they were staging insurgent attacks.

Jordan's post is plainly wildy innacurate and misleadingly speculative but remains unhidden.

Sherlock

UK Indymedia