SAS in secret war against Iranian agents

[emad]

Sunday Times
Michael Smith and Ali Rifat, Basra



TWO SAS soldiers rescued last week after being arrested by Iraqi police and handed over to a militia were engaged in a “secret war” against insurgents bringing sophisticated bombs into the country from Iran.

The men had left their base near the southern Iraqi city of Basra to carry out reconnaissance and supply a second patrol with “more tools and fire power”, said a source with knowledge of their activities.

They had been in Basra for seven weeks on an operation prompted by intelligence that a new type of roadside bomb which has been used against British troops was among weapons being smuggled over the Iranian border.

The bombs, designed to pierce the armour beneath coalition vehicles, are similar to ones supplied by Iran to Hezbollah, the Islamic militant group.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1796566,00.html

[bemildred]

1. The new, integrated, all-in-one spin.

Took them long enough to put it all together and
sand off the rough edges.

[sabra]

2. Michael Smith brought us Downing Street Memo/Minutes...

[StrafingMoose]

4. Yup, that's how the news work...

They make a guy released a 'very damning' article so the next whopper he sends us are swallowed seemlessly.

[StrafingMoose]

3. I'm sure...

that dressed as Arabs and opening fire on a police station was also part of a mission against the 'evil Iranians' :sarcasm: