truthlogic Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Dont know why they were on the ground , but the explanation that they were there to make contact with rebel leaders sounds like a cover ! Wouldnt it be easier just to contact them through the reporters and others already on the ground ? Why send a elite soldiers in? To send a message ? To make contact and say what? Hello , keep pumping us oil please ? Your views please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Oil Workers Rescued by Sas in Libya Return Home Somebody said on the news a few days ago that there were a large number of British citizens working in remote parts of Libya who were unable to make it to a coastal city to be evacuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthlogic Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 Oil Workers Rescued by Sas in Libya Return Home Somebody said on the news a few days ago that there were a large number of British citizens working in remote parts of Libya who were unable to make it to a coastal city to be evacuated. Yes that could be expected , but the explanation given by the media ( namely BBC ) said it has been revealed that they were there to make contact with rebel leaders ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Maybe rebel leaders were protecting/holding them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 8 SAS and a junior diplomat captured by Libyan rebels according to Reuters: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/uk-britain-libya-sas-idUKTRE72507C20110306 As to be expected, The Mail thinks it's cracking idea to put British military into Libya: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363187/Libya-unrest-UK-spies-SAS-troops-poised-help-Libyan-rebels.html "Fancy your chances against the SAS, Gaddafi?" is the actual headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 My view is that the SAS are a secret unit. Even if the MOD explain why they were there, there may be reasons they don't tell the truth. Simple answer is to protect British interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Could just be a wild conspiracy theory, but a couple of those rebel soldiers I saw on the news earlier did look quite like American soldiers, in uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Personally, I'd like to see UK/US/NATO/UN troops there Gadaffi is a maniac & he needs to be stopped. I'd much rather see us invade there than Iraq or Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radar Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Personally, I'd like to see UK/US/NATO/UN troops there Gadaffi is a maniac & he needs to be stopped. I'd much rather see us invade there than Iraq or Afghanistan. everything our Government does isn't bad, maybe bad for Libya but these men would have been sent in for reasons well thought out and mainly to safeguard British lives/interests. In a volatile situation as it is now in Libya there are ample reasons for SAS to be there. Let's hope they come out of this safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike edds Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 This government just can't help itself! A secret unit now confirmed in Benghazi, a secret unit. Yet they are on the BBC confirming it. Why don't they just keep quiet? Media pressure? What a bunch of cowards our government are. They cut the military. Now they send them into that arm pit country, knowing a small special force units best weapon is its anonymity. What ever you say say nothing, what ever happens to that? I doubt these guys are thanking our leaders right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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