[Jet Jaguar]

Bump!

[b4its2late]

No retaliation though, I'm afraid.

[GATOR NAVY]

The Lynx Mark 7 was travelling low over central Basra on a sortie to familiarise Wg Cdr Coxen with the dangers that his pilots might face.

Wonder if there was some intel that got to the insurgents that they decided this weapon was worth using to get a high value target. What's a wing commander equivalent to, a colonel?

[Eagles6]

"British troops found discarded missile parts in a nearby building after the incident."

That's enough for me.

[ducdriver]

Clearly, an act of war.

[Jet Jaguar]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794455/posts


Yemen official says Libya, Iran groups back rebels


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793544/posts


Report: Al-Sadr in Qom, Iran


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793186/posts


Gray weapons market clouds Iran role ("Bush fabricated evidence" alert)


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792312/posts

Iraqi extremists trained in Iran: US intelligence

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791873/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791873/posts

[Red Badger]

In the "Old Days" that would be a Caussus Belli.......

[SittinYonder]

If you've tied your own hands and already announced there will be no response, what's the point of an inquiry?

[Cicero]

The Foreign Office is expected to use the findings to step up diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government, which has been asked to crack down on units within its defence and security services believed to be supplying weapons and bomb-making technology to insurgents in Iraq.

Which is to say that they are following the same line as General Peter Pace: We don't know if the Iranian government is responsible, or "rogue elements." A good way out if you don't want to fight back. And nice ammunition for the peaceniks.

[Chgogal]

Ping

[Tommyjo]

Sean Rayment at his best I see. The Lynx is not operated by the RAF. The Lynx that was shot down was a Royal Marines Lynx.