I think what he means is that when working undercover in a foreign country they have no rights. Officially the SAS do not even exist. Britain is ultra-sensitive about it's SAS. This explains the tanks busting up the building a few hours after they were taken there.
Not true. They have the right to support from Challenger tanks and Warrior APCs.
>>when working undercover in a foreign country they have no rights
Exactly what I meant. Thanks.
Now, this will ignite allegations of death squads and the like.
And they had to be important - the British helped 150 prisoners escape in order to secure these two.
Some way to build respect for law and order.
"thugs" are ununiformed armed guys in New Orleans, these guys are in a war zone, I think they should get a pass from name calling from us.
Of course the SAS 'Officially exists'. They have regimental barracks labelled just as that and are an integral part of UK forces.
Why does everyone immediately jump to the conclusion that they are SAS? UK forces have been employing servicemen and women on special duties since the heady days of Northern Ireland. They are all volunteers, receive special training and are on higher rates of pay. They retain their orignial service cap badges and are not part of the SAS or SBS.