A British soldier serving with the special forces is facing war crime charges after threatening to shoot dead a Taliban prisoner during interrogation unless he co-operated.
If charged, the soldier, who was serving with the special forces support group (SFSG), will be tried by court martial. If found guilty of either war crimes or assault with a weapon, he could expect to receive a custodial sentence. The incident took place in a forward operating base in Helmand after members of the special forces captured several suspected Taliban gunmen believed to have been responsible for carrying out improvised explosive device attacks against British troops.
If charged, the soldier, who was serving with the special forces support group (SFSG), will be tried by court martial. If found guilty of either war crimes or assault with a weapon, he could expect to receive a custodial sentence. The incident took place in a forward operating base in Helmand after members of the special forces captured several suspected Taliban gunmen believed to have been responsible for carrying out improvised explosive device attacks against British troops.
We send our troops out there with no air support, no proper equipment and SHITE WEAPONS and THEN WE TIE ONE HAND BEHIND THEIR BACKS WHEN THEY INTERROGATE AN ENEMY SOLDIER.
IT'S NO WONDER THE MILITARY FUCKING HATE GORDON BROWN.
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So which brave Political Correctness Gorn Mad fucker was around to grass him up ?
If I was SAS I'd just stop being very special for a while in protest.
The best way to get info from a Tallybanny is to whip of its big T towel and throttle the thing with it, and i mean throttle it.
"Agrr Agrr Agrr, not my t towel not my t towel just shoot me" Says the tallybanny.
Ugly looking things..
If people act inhumane then they should be treated so.
Spook, I totally 100% agree with you. I'm not sure we should be there but if we are, FUCK 'EM!
Gigits, don't be nieve. Give up all that spending on arms which helps arms companies like the one George W Bush is involved in. Stop Haliburton making fortunes rebuilding the infrastructure and suprise, suprise, B.P. in conjunction with some Chinese company have just got drilling rights in Iraq. What a fucking suprise.
You guys are getting your chain pulled with this one. Come in spinner!
James, I know not to what you refer!
Having read the 'whole' story it was the British SAS specialist interogater who grassed him up for interupting his interogation.
DL, this story just does not square with the purpose, training or history of the SAS. None of it. The SAS have 'carte blanche' to do whatever they think necessary. That's the whole point of special operations troops. No rules.
Getting court martialed for threatening a prisoner? Are you kidding me? It's bullshit. This story is to counter bad publicity about how the war is being conducted (as every war is conducted - "fuck the innocent and the powerless. Give me power and profits). And get people angry enough to go along with the next escalation.
James. "The SAS have 'carte blanche' to do whatever they think necessary. " Strange, just what most of us thought at the time.
Disclaimer - I'm an American.
I couldn't agree with you guys more. The people of Great Britain should DEMAND their soldiers be brought home immediately. As an American I don't want this on my conscience.
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