gotlost Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I can hear the bar talk. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/06/libya.british.troops/index.html?hpt=T1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Yep. No doubt some of Pattaya's finest are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 How about we move this over to World News as it is not Thailand related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 If the SAS were helping the pro-Gaddafi forces (and I hope they were not) this could get very embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 If the SAS were helping the pro-Gaddafi forces (and I hope they were not) this could get very embarrassing. I heard a BBC report where a man being interviewed said they were trying to make contact with the opposition....but he was very tight lipped!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud1 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I think some of you need to do some googling and get your facts straight.Bell ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyHarsip Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? Thought they were super ninja's... its akin to the Breaking News: '..in the Myanmar jungle, a Royal Bengal Tiger has just been captured by few Mouse Deer' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? They are excellent soldiers, not Superman. By the way, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are not real either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? They are excellent soldiers, not Superman. By the way, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are not real either. There. only about 400 SAS personnel. I know about 5000. They are not supper human, they are Intelligent gatherers, some times its better to live and fight another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyHarsip Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? They are excellent soldiers think you'll find they're a little bit more than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 you can be the best soldier in the world and still get captured, they're not bullet proof! Real life's not like the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKarim Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 If the SAS were helping the pro-Gaddafi forces (and I hope they were not) this could get very embarrassing. If the are there to support or help anyone involved in the conflict (and not just to evacuate some foreigners)it would be the wrong thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunple Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 if they were there to make contact with the rebels then they aint going get involved in a firefight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 (edited) if they were there to make contact with the rebels then they aint going get involved in a firefight. Correct, It takes more strength not to Engage than Engage, also they are now out of Labia and they where diplomatic agents. not SAS. or SBS Edited March 6, 2011 by Thongkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakboong Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 A strange story indeed. Yesterday these guys were reported to be escorting a diplomat and today there are reports they were looking for WMDs. We will likely never know the truth. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US is now wavering on its position on Gadafi. This could be to get in step with the Israeli position to beef up Gadafi by hiring 50,000 African mercenaries to send to Gadifi's aid. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580004576180522653787198.html http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=364418 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbvz2mTUDWA Very strange developments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 It is certainly dangerous times that we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? Thought they were super ninja's... No it doesn't, you have no idea. Although pretty darn special, they're not infallible, but when your chopper puts you down in the wrong zone, it doesn't matter how brilliant you are. Edited March 7, 2011 by bonobo removed specious remakr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 A strange story indeed. Strange is right. This rumor is being spread in the Iranian media and I can find no legit sources that even mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 A strange story indeed. Yesterday these guys were reported to be escorting a diplomat and today there are reports they were looking for WMDs. We will likely never know the truth. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US is now wavering on its position on Gadafi. This could be to get in step with the Israeli position to beef up Gadafi by hiring 50,000 African mercenaries to send to Gadifi's aid. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580004576180522653787198.html http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=364418 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbvz2mTUDWA Very strange developments Information on one of the links provided concerning Israel's payment for mercenaries. _____________________________________________________ Launched in 2005, Ma'an News Agency (MNA) publishes news around the clock in Arabic and English, and is among the most browsed websites in the Palestinian territories, with over 3 million visits per month. Considered the main source of independent news from Palestine, MNA has become the first choice for online information for many Palestinians, and is also attracting a growing international readership and interest from prominent international news organizations and agencies. Read more "about us" here: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewContent.aspx?PAGE=AboutUs ______________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 '8 SAS captured by opposition' says a lot about the supposedly elite special/black ops squads dosen't it ? They are excellent soldiers, not Superman. By the way, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are not real either. There. only about 400 SAS personnel. I know about 5000. They are not supper human, they are Intelligent gatherers, some times its better to live and fight another day. I think you must be mistaken about the numbers. I think their are 10,000 in Pattaya alone, to go along with the 15,000 SEALS and 20,000 CIA operatives drinking in the bars there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakboong Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 A strange story indeed. Strange is right. This rumor is being spread in the Iranian media and I can find no legit sources that even mention it. You are probably correct as nothing about it really makes that much sense. We will know soon enough should the US do an about face in its position on Gaddafi and Libya. It was the logic in the WSJ article that gave it some plausibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulmercke Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 If the SAS were helping the pro-Gaddafi forces (and I hope they were not) this could get very embarrassing. Let's not forget that Libya is a sovereign country. Yes - it's a dictatorship but then so are scores of others nations scattered around the globe. Funny how there was no US intervention - military wise - in Rwanda - Darfur and East Timor to name but a few - in the past where there were incidences of abuses on the civilian population. But then again - none of the aforementioned countries were oil rich nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 But then again - none of the aforementioned countries were oil rich nations. Either was Kosovo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulmercke Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 But then again - none of the aforementioned countries were oil rich nations. Either was Kosovo. Libya currently has the largest oil reserves of any other African nation - as far as I know. Coincidence or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 If the SAS were helping the pro-Gaddafi forces (and I hope they were not) this could get very embarrassing. Let's not forget that Libya is a sovereign country. Yes - it's a dictatorship but then so are scores of others nations scattered around the globe. Funny how there was no US intervention - military wise - in Rwanda - Darfur and East Timor to name but a few - in the past where there were incidences of abuses on the civilian population. But then again - none of the aforementioned countries were oil rich nations. . We (oz) went in to east timor. We sometimes do things for the good of the people of other countries, not what we can get out of it (sometimes). It took a hell of a long time for our govt to finally commit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Coincidence or not? Has America intervened there anyway? Not that I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Update: Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- A group of British special forces who were briefly detained by the opposition in eastern Libya have left the country, along with a diplomat, sources told CNN Sunday. In a statement, British Foreign Secretary William Hague described the group, and their release, in more vague terms. Coninues here . On that note this topic is now closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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