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British troops die in Basra crash

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Saturday May 06, 2006 20:47author by pat c Report this post to the editors

A British helicopter has been shot down in Basra. An unknown number of British soldiers have been killed. In follow up "disturbances" British soldiers killed 5 Iraqis including 2 children.

Extract below. Full story at link.

pat c

British troops die in Basra crash

A number of British servicemen have died in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. Police in Basra told reporters the aircraft crashed into a city centre house after being hit by a rocket. But new Defence Secretary Des Browne said the cause of the crash remained unclear, and he offered his sympathies to the families of those who had died.
[Hmmm no offer of sympathies to the Iraqi children killed. pat c]

Violent clashes in which some people were injured followed the crash, and an 8pm curfew was imposed by Iraqi police. Basra police later said five people, including two children, were killed and nineteen others were wounded after Iraqis clashed with British forces.

Related Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4979950.stm
author by pat cpublication date Sat May 06, 2006 20:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

video footage from basra at link below.

Related Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm
author by Caitlinpublication date Sat May 06, 2006 22:54author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Here come the euphemisms again! They tell us that Iraquis were 'killed' in 'clashes' with the British Army during 'disturbances' , when it's clear that the British Army ran amok, murdering 5 people following the helicopter crash in Basra. Let's hope that now the British media will stop peddling the lie that British soldiers, thanks to their experience in 'Northern Ireland' , know how to deal with conflict situations. Judging by the news from Basra, they're the same bloody, brutal force they always were!

author by Updatepublication date Sat May 06, 2006 23:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The war in Iraq has yet to kick off in the south, where the British and ustralians are based. This is a preview of what is to come following the predictable U.S. nuclear or conventional attack on Iran. As one U.S. general remarked recently, "Iran could take Basra with 10 mullahs and a sound system!"

Meanwhile in Afghanistan 10 U.S. soldiers were killed in a chopper crash in the past 24 hours.

Report of 4 British deaths in Basra and consequent killings of Iraqis
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/iraq

Related Link: http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/iraq
author by Barrypublication date Sun May 07, 2006 20:30author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The Brits are now admitting 5 of their boyos have gone to that great cricket oval in the sky , as opposed to 4 in their first report

How awful . Such beastly natives , the cads , bounders and rotters!!

author by roosterpublication date Sun May 07, 2006 21:00author address author phone Report this post to the editors

one of them was a female so they weren't all "boyos"

author by Caobhinpublication date Mon May 08, 2006 11:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Well they're all fertiliser now anyway

author by roosterpublication date Mon May 08, 2006 21:22author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Nice mate!
Real compassionate like!

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