Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border > and tried to surrender to British forces - because they > thought the war had already started. > > The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag > as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a > routine exercise. > > The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced > to tell the Iraqis they were not firing at them, and > ordered them back to their home country telling them it > was too early to surrender. >
This scores high on my crap-o-meter, as the British forces could have very easily interpreted the surrender as a "request for asylum", take them into custody and pass them on to their superiors. They could then be interrogated and passed on to the immigration department for the necessary security checks/etc. Even if they don't end up going anywherX-Mozilla-Status: 0009ied forces rejecting such an opportunity to question potential enemy forces to find out morale, unit placement, commanding officer names and style, etc. Sending the Iraqi soldiers back "because it's too early" sounds too stupid to be true, and is either someone's idea of a joke, or some sort of propaganda. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
