SBS rescue attempt fails

[Ayahuasca]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaan...

Bad luck.

[Pesty]

Report on TV earlier said that they were killed before the Special forces got there.

Obviously more on this story will come out over the next few days.

Noticed they were working closely with local forces, I hope there were no tip offs.

[MOTORVATOR]

As you say bad luck. The article reads as though the Italians were told after the event. Hope there's no fallout over that.

[dandarez]

MOTORVATOR said:

As you say bad luck. The article reads as though the Italians were told after the event. Hope there's no fallout over that.

Early morning news is now reporting Italians were informed while op was in progress. Oh dear!
Apparently the Italians are hopping mad, and with good reason I would think.

Cameron gave the authorisation...

I think fallout is guaranteed!

[Oakey]

Cameron hoping for his Bin Laden moment.

[dandarez]

Oakey said:

Cameron hoping for his Bin Laden moment.

I didn't say it, but yes, exactly!

Imagine, if it had succeeded.
The poor 6 soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice would not be front page anymore.

It's called backfire. Interesting days ahead.

[ShayneJ]

dandarez said:

Oakey said:

Cameron hoping for his Bin Laden moment.

I didn't say it, but yes, exactly!

Imagine, if it had succeeded.
The poor 6 soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice would not be front page anymore.

It's called backfire. Interesting days ahead.

Terribly sad.
From the coverage i have heard of it it sounded like either or a combination of
Poor or just plain wrong intel or betrayal by someone on the ground
or piss poor planing by whoever put the op together.
probably a combination of all.
resulting in a monumental F*&K UP
i hope someone's ass gets a suitably hard kicking.

[thehawk]

Why is the British government/forces even involved at all?

[tom2019]

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

[CaptainSlow]

tom2019 said:

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

An idiotic thing to say. In any case, the OBL raid didn't include hostages that needed to stay alive.

[B Huey]

tom2019 said:

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

I've lost count of the number of hostages killed by the Yanks.

[funkyrobot]

tom2019 said:

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

'Should have'

[Puggit]

We should be grateful no one from the SBS was killed trying to rescue someone who put himself in danger.

[roachcoach]

tom2019 said:

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

I'd rather be rescued (or attempted to be so) by the SAS/SBS than anyone else on earth.

[Hilts]

tom2019 said:

should of just got the americans to do it, at least they can actually pull it off....

Linda Norgrove says "No".

[Jasandjules]

roachcoach said:

I'd rather be rescued (or attempted to be so) by the SAS/SBS than anyone else on earth.

That's because the chances of success would be higher........

There is a reason why the SAS/SBS are flown all around the world to "assist" in terrorist operations....

[jmorgan]

Listening yesterday there was a lack of actual things that happened and much speculation. Would rather wait for the full story to out.

[Frankeh]

article said:

Chris McManus, a 28 year-old from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was murdered by his captors as commandos from the Special Boat Service (SBS) and the Nigerian army attempted the rescue.

Why oh why.

Edited by Frankeh on Friday 9th March 09:02

[btom]

Frankeh said:

article said:

Chris McManus, a 28 year-old from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was murdered by his captors as commandos from the Special Boat Service (SBS) and the Nigerian army attempted the rescue.

Why oh why.

Because. Its. In. Nigeria.

[Halb]

Sad story all round.
Films like Taken make it seem so easy, but the real world is so different.