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| Iraqi POW Claims to Be Briton Fighting for Saddam |
| 2003-03-26 |
| A man claiming to be a British citizen fighting for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein surrendered to British forces near Basra, telling them he wanted to go home to his family in Manchester. Maybe you can meet them again in the afterlife, dirtbag... The man, in his mid-20s with a Manchester accent, handed himself over to British troops outside the southern Iraqi city on Sunday after attacks on British forces by Iraqi militiamen in civilian clothes. "He said that he had come out here to fight against coalition forces because he didn't believe in what we were doing," Corporal Jonathan Duffy, 21, of Britain's Irish Guards said. Guess he stopped believing in what Sammy's doing, huh? Or is he allergic to the smell of gunpowder? The unidentified man was being held at a prisoner of war camp to the southwest of al Zubayr, an Iraqi town a short distance from Basra. The prisoner was quoted as saying he joined a militia group after a deal was set up by relatives in the Basra area. A spokesman for the British Army confirmed that a man from Britain had been detained and further investigations into his activities in Iraq and his precise nationality were being conducted. Britain's Ministry of Defense in London was not immediately able to confirm the report. The way the world is today, he'll probably end up back in Manchester, instead of standing in front of a wall with a blindfold and a cigarette. Too bad. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #10 Think it was Adam Ant |
| Posted by: Brew 2003-03-26 23:43:51 |
| #9 There's a chance of this getting some tails in real knots over this guy, particularly if the Brits decide to fully prosecute. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-26 18:25:10 |
| #8 sounds like an attempted escape coming on soon.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-26 18:18:58 |
| #7 Dishman, Treason's a capital offence in the UK. but somehow I don't think... I read on BBC earlier that the cowardly **** was "...being very arrogant and offensive, swearing at everyone". Unbelievable. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-03-26 16:51:06 |
| #6 Put him in a cell with Johnny Bin Walker. I am sure love will flourish. Of course Jack can't go back in Gen-pop because the other prisoners tried to kill him. Why aren't convicted felons more understanding and sensitive? With spring upon us we can be sure that Johnny will find a friend soon. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2003-03-26 16:21:55 |
| #5 Turn him over to the Queens Royal Marines |
| Posted by: Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-03-26 16:14:01 |
| #4 Tie some of that "unexploded ordinance" the Brits captured to his feet, and have him swim home. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-26 15:52:07 |
| #3 Under US law, his statements complete the requirements for Treason. Does Britain still have the death penalty for Treason during war? |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-26 15:22:26 |
| #2 I don't think he'll get the blindfold treatment, but I don't think he'll be back in Manchester anytime soon once the tabloids get hold of the story. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-26 14:26:02 |
| #1 Now the Brits have their own "American Taliban". |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-26 13:53:49 |