Gunga Din redux. Tanks instead of an elephant, Iraq instead of
colonial India, Iraqi's instead of Thugees.
Memorable yet politically incorrect line by Cary Grant's character -
"All you wogs are under arrest"
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
--- In [email protected], "Vigilius Haufniensis"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13442083,00.html
>
> UK TROOPS ON HIGH ALERT
>
> British troops in Iraq are on high alert as the crisis over the
rescue of two British soldiers threatens to escalate further.
> Forces used around 10 tanks to break down the walls of Basra jail
to free two service personnel arrested for allegedly firing on Iraqi
policemen.
>
>
> Witnesses said about 150 Iraqi prisoners fled the jail as well.
>
> The incident led to a wave of violence with crowds of protesters
surrounding two British armoured vehicles and setting them alight.
>
> The Ministry of Defence insists the men's release was negotiated.
>
> The city's mayor has described the incident as a "barbaric act of
aggression".
>
> Earlier an MoD spokesman said: "We can confirm that two military
personnel were detained by Iraqi authorities."
>
> Photographs showed the unshaven pair in custody, dressed casually
in T-shirts and trousers, and sitting on the floor with their hands
behind their backs.
>
> One of the men had his head swathed in bandages and appeared to
have bloodstains on his top.
>
> The other, who apparently had blood smeared on his trousers, had
plasters on his head.
>
> Nadhim al-Jabari, the Basra provincial council's spokesman, said
the two men were likely to go before an Iraqi court. It was unclear
if they had yet been charged.
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