Basra Governor: British raid a "barbaric act of aggression"

[Charlie Brown]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4262336.stm

Official Iraqi sources say British tanks stormed the city's jail, but the Ministry of Defence says the men's release was negotiated.

Basra governor Mohammed al-Waili said it was a "barbaric act of aggression".

The arrests sparked clashes in which UK tanks came under attack. Two civilians were reportedly killed and three UK soldiers were injured.

[Cocoa]

1. it wasn't aggression, it was negotiation

MoD officials insist they have been talking to the Iraqi authorities to secure the release of the men - who were reported to be working undercover.

But they do acknowledge a wall was demolished as UK forces tried to "collect" the men Iraqi police accused of firing on them.

[madeline_con]

4. Maybe someone forgot to call the jail...

after the talks were over. :shrug:

[Jacobin]

2. my my my.....

IraqNam seems to be going badly for the British infidels now.

Seems that they don't want foreign occupiers from any western country stealing their resources.

who woulda thunk it.

[madeline_con]

3. Looks like the Iraqis....

want the British out, too.

[Disturbed]

5. Brits were kicked out before.

History of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... a League of Nations mandate under British control with the name "State of Iraq".
... This coup led to a British invasion of Iraq using forces from the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iraq

[leftchick]

6. cnn said they were "freed"

no shit! :eyes: