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theweaselkingTwo unknown gunmen in full Arabic dress began firing on civilians in central Basra, wounding several, including a traffic police officer. There were no fatalities, the official said.
The two gunmen fled the scene but were captured and taken in for questioning, admitting they were British marines carrying out a "special security task," the official said. They were taken to an Iraqi police detention center. A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank was crashed into the center to rescue them after thr British army commanders were informed that the Iraqis had arrested their troops.
EDIT: Two more articles from the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1574398,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1574381,00.html
The two gunmen fled the scene but were captured and taken in for questioning, admitting they were British marines carrying out a "special security task," the official said. They were taken to an Iraqi police detention center. A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank was crashed into the center to rescue them after thr British army commanders were informed that the Iraqis had arrested their troops.
EDIT: Two more articles from the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1574398,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1574381,00.html
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Date: 2005-09-20 04:14 pm (UTC)Re: ...
Date: 2005-09-20 04:41 pm (UTC)Those two guys are British Marines, who claim they were ordered to dress like Iraqis and shoot the crowd of civilians. They were arrested by the Iraqi police.
The Iraqi police told the British Army that they had captured two British Marines, dressed as Iraqis, firing on a crowd of civilians.
The British army sent an APC and a tank to drive through the wall of the jail and rescue their marines.
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Date: 2005-09-20 05:02 pm (UTC)God.
I hate Kant.
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Date: 2005-09-20 07:57 pm (UTC)A hypothetically rational action would be one that is done to achieve some purpose, the purpose being itself irrational. The action itself is still rational, in the hypothetical context of the given purpose, but the purpose is one the actor ought not seek (or at least it isn't the case that she ought to seek it).
In other words, James Bond is fictional
Date: 2005-09-20 05:12 pm (UTC)Re: In other words, James Bond is fictional
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Date: 2005-09-20 05:17 pm (UTC)All around? A clusterfuck.
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Date: 2005-09-20 05:33 pm (UTC)Brits wait around get talked to by Iraqi Police who they were shooting at and who were shooting at them. Iraqis, being rightfully displeased that they were just in a firefight with their allies take them in for questioning.
British become displeased with the Iraqi police force arresting their military. British are not patient and send tanks into the jail since the Iraqis told them where they were.
Iraqis not being stupid, have reinforce their jail cause the local populace probably want to hang the British. And given this is Iraq local populace isn't stupid enough to walk around without some kind of weapons.
British show up and break down jail walls. Iraqi police going WTF!? open up to defend themselves while the people outside, working on the theory, on Brit SOldier is as good as any other and, besides, these are hear and have a tank we can burn burn the tank.
Hilarity ensues. Ad likely continues today.
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Date: 2005-09-20 04:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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