Army's Top General Attacks Kember For Failing To Thank SAS Rescue Team

London Times ^ | Nick Meo, Michael Evans & Daniel McGrory

[JennysCool]

You are correct, Sir! I'm glad as well. It's much like the Cindy Sheehan thing. The more these loonies talk -- or, in this case, don't talk -- the more the public realizes just how far gone the "anti-war left" is.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I still can't figure out why they made Rev. Witt such a coward in the movie. In real life he was a great help to the troops at the battle. Also the character of Trooper Hook, who went on to receive the Victoria Cross was portrayed as a malingerer throughout the movie. The real Trooper Hook was a hero's hero before the action at Rourke's Drift.

[Peter Libra]

.....you'll upset the lads

Great stuff. Just before the record number of awards for the Victoria Cross, at Rorkes Drift.1878.

Funny thing though, too many co-incidences for my well being. Kember is stated as being from Pinner, Middlesex. I was from the neigbouring district, as a young lad. Sir (if you please) Elton John, comes from Pinner. I wonder if he put in a good word for Kember? My adopted home town is Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, now loudly touted as the home town of James Loney.(a fellow hostage of Kimber).

A battery of lovely people on our T/V tonight. Ah so happy, praising the Lord. Not a bloomin' peep about our now better known special forces. Nary a word.

An old song comes to mind- Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

[TET1968]

NO WAY !!!!
Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne...HE'S MY HERO!

[sarasmom]

They are not "pacifists".
INSHO, they should all have suffered the same fate as their tortured and dead comrades.

War zones should not be considered "alternative vacation destinations".

[KurtZ]

I've come to the conclusion that these people went there specifically to die for their pacifist cause. Religion means very little to them. They simple use it as a means to their end. Literally.

It would have been entertaining to be a fly on the wall while they were being held hostage, though. One group of insane people trying to reason with another.

[91B]

Excellent-Zulu bump.

[Pelham]

Trade them back to the terrorists for three hostages to be named later.

[JennysCool]

You bring up an excellent point!

Cops know all about it of course, but ...

Are we now witnessing "Suicide By Terrorist"?

[David643]

They should be sent the bill for the total cost of saving their sorry you know!

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

"Task Force Maroon"

how apropos!

[gondramB]

"It might be even more valuable to make the point that we don't give a crap about traitorous Westerners who naively make themselves easy marks for hostage-takers."

It certainly is tempting... but I think the Romans got it right with the Pax Romana - where a Roman citizen could walk to the ends of the earth and no one dared harm him because they knew the might of the empire would come down on them If we differentiate by whether the citizen is an idiot it lessens the lesson.

[upchuck]

Welcome to Real Life 101 where some are just pure unadulterated ASSHOLES!

[thoughtomator]

I wonder what happened to Roman citizens who actively worked to assist any and all of Rome's enemies? Rome must have had its own bleeding-heart libs, what did they do with them?

[Old Sarge]

The Arena...

[marron]

The people of faith are not always the ones who wear their Christianity like a badge; the people of faith in this little story are the ones who lay their lives on the line as a sacrifice, and who walk through fire and lead.

These activists are not worthy of the lives that were risked to save them. The measure of the men who saved them is that they would do it anyway. I wouldn't, but they would and did.

[maine-iac7]

They are appeasement activists. Its that simple

and by refusing to help the rescuers by giving clues that might help them save other hostages, they are aiding and abetting - if the other hostages end up dead - they should be charged as accessories - at least in public- all over the worlds newspapers.

Let them live with the "peace" of that

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

These pathetic creatures aren't Christians, they're filthy, contemptible, hippie scum.

Why we're expending precious resources-and endangering the lives of our country's finest-saving their utterly worthless hides is beyond me.

[SandRat]

The governments are too kind. The CPT should be very directly and publicly told that since they cannot exhibit common civility nor truly practice what they claim to be their core value; in the next instance that any of the members become fodder for the kidnappers/rouges the governmental stance will be: Tough! We will not not Risk our servicemembers lives for your ungracious souls!

[gondramB]

"I wonder what happened to Roman citizens who actively worked to assist any and all of Rome's enemies? Rome must have had its own bleeding-heart libs, what did they do with them?"

Bearing in mind that a liberal back then could be someone who opposed making the Emperor a god ... I'm confident the methods of dealing with them were unpleasant.