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SAS see first Iraqi deserters
Australia News ^
| march27, 2003
| Australia News
Posted on 03/26/2003 5:06:29 PM PST by FairOpinion
AUSTRALIA'S SAS soldiers have come across the first signs that Iraqi troops are deserting the battlefields, while abysmal weather conditions in Iraq could actually aid their operations.
Defence spokesman Mike Hannan today said SAS forces working behind enemy lines had encountered unarmed Iraqi soldiers on their way home from the war.
He said the SAS soldiers had allowed the Iraqi soldiers to return to their homes.
"Our special forces continue to press on with their surveillance and reconnaissance missions deep in Iraq.
"Recently the SAS have encountered Iraqi soldiers who have been unarmed, and who have been returning to their homes.
"After questioning they have been allowed to continue with their journey.
"This has been the first indication of this type, and we consider it to be a good sign."
Brigadier Hannan said all Australians involved in the war were well and unharmed.
And he said the bad weather could help the covert activities of the SAS.
Monsoonal rains and severe sandstorms in Iraq were expected to continue for the next 24 hours, he said.
Meanwhile, Brigadier Hannan said navy divers continued to work with British and American divers to help clear mines in the sea port of Umm Qasr.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; deserters; iraq; iraqideserters; iraqifreedom; sas; specialforces
Why haven't I heard this in the US media?
As always, there are a lot more things going on behind the scenes,than we are aware of.
To: FairOpinion
You have to wonder how many Iraqi soldiers used the sandstorms as cover to leave their posts...
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:11:27 PM PST
by
bolobaby
To: FairOpinion
You know, the American media's coverage of this war has been so, utterly, awful that one almost wonders whether the adults in charge haven't manipulated the whole thing as a way of communicating misinformation to the Iraqi's.
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:14:43 PM PST
by
Mr. Lucky
To: FairOpinion
One of the hired talking generals on cable said that in Feb there were 15 Iraqi divisions between Basra and Baghdad. He felt most of the conscripts had gone home.
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:19:30 PM PST
by
xkaydet65
To: FairOpinion
Thanks to the Aussies!
To: Mr. Lucky
Now THAT'S an interesting idea.
Prairie
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:30:32 PM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(God Bless and Protect the Allied Troops. And their families here at home---they are soldiers too.)
To: FairOpinion
Why haven't I heard this in the US media?
The war will be over for six months and the media will still be saying were losing.
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:41:15 PM PST
by
philetus
(Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get)
To: Mr. Lucky
I think you are correct. Same thing happened in Desert Storm, and Dubya is a better poker player than his daddy. Once again, the leftists and their media puppets have grossly underestimated our leader.
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:45:44 PM PST
by
old3030
To: philetus
"The war will be over for six months and the media will still be saying were losing."
You are absolutely right. I expect I will be listening to the some report about how the "Elite" Republican Guard has repulsed the 3rd ID and about that time I will see a column of Humvees and M-1 tanks come around the corner on the Bagdad cam.
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posted on
03/26/2003 5:48:37 PM PST
by
Busywhiskers
(On my command, unleash heck.)
To: Mr. Lucky
I certainly hope so, Mr. Lucky!! I would hate to think we are really telegraphing our every move to the enemy. Thanks to the Aussies for your help. You are stand up guys. God speed to your soldiers, the Brits' and ours. And God damn Sodamn Inssein.
To: xkaydet65
One of the hired talking generals on cable said that in Feb there were 15 Iraqi divisions between Basra and Baghdad. He felt most of the conscripts had gone home.
Yep. Frankly, I haven't seen any credible evidence ANY of the actual Iraqi Army has fought yet at all.
But for some reason some of the less-bright FReepers have let the Saddam Fidayeen convince them that ALL Iraqis are resisting, and since there aren't a lot of actual prisoners none have surrendered.
If the actual Iraqi regular Army WAS fighting, we'd have at least 200-500 killed by now, and we wouldn't be north of Nasiriyah.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:03:06 PM PST
by
John H K
To: Mr. Lucky
the American media's coverage of this war has been so, utterly, awful That is the total, utter truth. It;s more than Fog of War. Goes way beyond that.
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posted on
03/26/2003 6:05:59 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
To: Mr. Lucky
<"one almost wonders whether the adults in charge haven't manipulated the whole thing as a way of communicating misinformation to the Iraqi's.">
Has been my thought exactly...It's almost obvious.
To: fubaglady
Praise God's Holy Name.
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posted on
03/26/2003 7:18:05 PM PST
by
Lady In Blue
(Bush,Cheney,Rumsfeld,Rice 2004)
To: FairOpinion
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posted on
03/26/2003 7:20:25 PM PST
by
The Louiswu
(Get some!!!)
To: FairOpinion
It seems strikingly parallel to the way the Army of Northern Virginia began to melt away as Lee tried to reach Lynchburg in its last days.
To: The Louiswu
"twords" = toward ????
Good concept, work on execution.
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