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Cowardly Brits hit absolute rock bottom
These cut-and-run poofters have finally crossed the line. Just days after deserting America in Iraq with tails tucked firmly between their legs, the pasty-faced Brit cravens have accused our soldiers of CRIMINAL CONDUCT in the accidental death of one of their own, who was too stupid to move his convoy out of the way of our missiles. I'm not sure why they waited until four years after the fact to bring it up, nor can I puzzle out how "manslaughter" can be committed when the victim lacks even the tiniest vestige of a testicle. If anything, we should be patting our boys on the back for taking out that little fruit before his weakness and incompetence could hinder our mission any further.
And here's another question: how much longer are we supposed to wait before we declare war on these sissies? I, for one, am getting very impatient. Let's see "God save the Queen" from a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile—I have a funny feeling He'll be too busy guiding it Himself!
And here's another question: how much longer are we supposed to wait before we declare war on these sissies? I, for one, am getting very impatient. Let's see "God save the Queen" from a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile—I have a funny feeling He'll be too busy guiding it Himself!
Friendly fire killing criminal, says coroner
by Phil Hazlewood in London
March 17, 2007 06:25am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A BRITISH coroner has overnight accused the US military of a criminal breach of the international law of armed conflict after the "friendly fire" death of a British soldier in the early days of the Iraq war.
Andrew Walker ruled that Lance Corporal Matty Hull was unlawfully killed when two US jets mistakenly attacked his clearly-marked convoy in southern Iraq and criticised the Pentagon for failing to cooperate fully with the inquest.
Corporal Hull's widow, Susan, said she was relieved with the ruling but accused the United States of letting down its main ally in Iraq by failing to explain the exact circumstances.
The US Defence Department hit back, reaffirming its own finding that the 25-year-old's death near Basra on March 28, 2003, was a "tragic accident" and said it had given all relevant information to its British counterparts.
In a strongly-worded ruling at the hearing in Oxford, south central England, Mr Walker said Corporal Hull's death was avoidable and tantamount to manslaughter.
"I find there was no lawful authority to fire on the convoy. The attack on the convoy therefore amounted to an assault. It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it and in that respect it was criminal," he added.
Susan Hull criticised US President George W. Bush, to whom she appealed directly on Thursday to release 11 censored lines from an interview between a ground controller and one of the pilots.
"They were all together serving the same purpose but when it comes to following on from that and supporting each other in situations after that, I think they have been badly let down," she said of the US-British alliance.
The attack by two US A-10 "tankbuster" planes - 12 years after nine British troops were killed by US planes in a similar "friendly fire" incident during the first Gulf war - was recorded on cockpit footage.
Britain's defence ministry initially said it did not exist and the Pentagon then refused to release it.
Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday it was "very sorry for the confusion and upset caused" over the footage and was "carefully considering" the coroner's comments and ruling.
The hearing made headlines around the world after The Sun newspaper secured a leaked copy of the classified recording and it was broadcast on television.
In it, the pilot of one of the jets is heard saying "We're in jail, dude" after realising the mistake while the other who opened fire is heard crying.
Mr Walker has criticised the US military's refusal to cooperate with his inquiry. British government requests for the Pentagon to send someone in person to give evidence were also refused.
US policy is to send a statement, not witnesses, to such inquests.
The United States also failed to provide a full version of its investigation into the incident and turned down a request to give details of its rules of engagement, the inquest heard.
In the recording, the pilots, who were hunting Iraqi forces, convince themselves the orange panels on top of Hull's convoy marking them out as coalition forces were rocket launchers.
Mr Walker said overnight that the pilots could easily have confirmed whether Corporal Hull's convoy was "friendly" but chose not to.
The pilot opened fire "with disregard for the rules of engagement and acting outside the protection of the law of armed conflict," he added.
A US military probe cleared the pilots of wrongdoing. The Pentagon said overnight its probe was "thorough" and the same for incidents involving US troops.
"The investigation determined that the incident took place in a complex combat environment, the pilots followed applicable procedures and processes for engaging targets, believing they were engaging enemy targets, and that this was a tragic accident," the Pentagon said.
by Phil Hazlewood in London
March 17, 2007 06:25am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A BRITISH coroner has overnight accused the US military of a criminal breach of the international law of armed conflict after the "friendly fire" death of a British soldier in the early days of the Iraq war.
Andrew Walker ruled that Lance Corporal Matty Hull was unlawfully killed when two US jets mistakenly attacked his clearly-marked convoy in southern Iraq and criticised the Pentagon for failing to cooperate fully with the inquest.
Corporal Hull's widow, Susan, said she was relieved with the ruling but accused the United States of letting down its main ally in Iraq by failing to explain the exact circumstances.
The US Defence Department hit back, reaffirming its own finding that the 25-year-old's death near Basra on March 28, 2003, was a "tragic accident" and said it had given all relevant information to its British counterparts.
In a strongly-worded ruling at the hearing in Oxford, south central England, Mr Walker said Corporal Hull's death was avoidable and tantamount to manslaughter.
"I find there was no lawful authority to fire on the convoy. The attack on the convoy therefore amounted to an assault. It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it and in that respect it was criminal," he added.
Susan Hull criticised US President George W. Bush, to whom she appealed directly on Thursday to release 11 censored lines from an interview between a ground controller and one of the pilots.
"They were all together serving the same purpose but when it comes to following on from that and supporting each other in situations after that, I think they have been badly let down," she said of the US-British alliance.
The attack by two US A-10 "tankbuster" planes - 12 years after nine British troops were killed by US planes in a similar "friendly fire" incident during the first Gulf war - was recorded on cockpit footage.
Britain's defence ministry initially said it did not exist and the Pentagon then refused to release it.
Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday it was "very sorry for the confusion and upset caused" over the footage and was "carefully considering" the coroner's comments and ruling.
The hearing made headlines around the world after The Sun newspaper secured a leaked copy of the classified recording and it was broadcast on television.
In it, the pilot of one of the jets is heard saying "We're in jail, dude" after realising the mistake while the other who opened fire is heard crying.
Mr Walker has criticised the US military's refusal to cooperate with his inquiry. British government requests for the Pentagon to send someone in person to give evidence were also refused.
US policy is to send a statement, not witnesses, to such inquests.
The United States also failed to provide a full version of its investigation into the incident and turned down a request to give details of its rules of engagement, the inquest heard.
In the recording, the pilots, who were hunting Iraqi forces, convince themselves the orange panels on top of Hull's convoy marking them out as coalition forces were rocket launchers.
Mr Walker said overnight that the pilots could easily have confirmed whether Corporal Hull's convoy was "friendly" but chose not to.
The pilot opened fire "with disregard for the rules of engagement and acting outside the protection of the law of armed conflict," he added.
A US military probe cleared the pilots of wrongdoing. The Pentagon said overnight its probe was "thorough" and the same for incidents involving US troops.
"The investigation determined that the incident took place in a complex combat environment, the pilots followed applicable procedures and processes for engaging targets, believing they were engaging enemy targets, and that this was a tragic accident," the Pentagon said.