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2006-12-02 Iraq

Iraqi police may have murdered British sergeant, Army admits

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-12-02 09:52|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Actually it was the Iranians via their agents in the Iraqi police, that is the truth. The Iranians have totally inflitraterd Basra because of the "soft power" The UK forces have been forced to persue.

The ability to call a spade a spade is needed.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-12-02 16:12|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2006-12-02 16:12|| Front Page Top

#2 one of several British soldiers murdered by Iraqi police.

Why I'm not surprised.

p.s. Is US keeping lid on similar incidents?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-02 19:58|| 2006-12-02 19:58|| Front Page Top

#3 The IP in the south are riddled and run by the militias - which are, AFAICS, simply Shia Mafia.

What's missing from the article is "Why Sgt Jones?"... Jones was commanding the patrol and happened to be the only death in the attack, does that prove it was personal? It's certainly problematic to kill one guy in a patrol with a roadside bomb - is it not?

Is he an especially irritating foe of the militias - has he made a local name for himself messing in their business? Lawd, that would certainly set him apart, IMHO, as it seems the UK Pol & Mil "leadership" can't wait to "turn over control" and haul ass - leaving this total cock-up behind.

Sgt Jones' death is rotten, to be sure, but nothing here actually proves it was personal. This appears to be a Mob hit on the "Federal coppers". If more than that, then they have failed to make a case for it in this article.

IMHO, the real problem is the way the south was "handled" (mishandled) by the UK Pol & Mil "leadership". Their people, their troopers, certainly started out rough and ready to do a military job... but it has devolved into a military failure and now a Law Enforcement mess facing corruption from top to bottom of every office of authority with no hope of improvement without re-invading, militarily.

Posted by .com 2006-12-02 20:33|| 2006-12-02 20:33|| Front Page Top

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