THE HANDSTAND

OCTOBER 2005

basra
Sept.18/19th

British forces using tanks broke down the walls of the central jail in the southern city of Basra late Monday19th Sept.and freed two Britons, allegedly undercover commandos, who had been arrested on charges of shooting two Iraqi policemen. 150 prisoners escaped. The two soldiers had been moved to a house in Basra and were subsequently picked up during this raid.
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These are the men:

British troops arrested in Basra by Iraqi police:

Two British soldiers have been arrested in the southern Iraq city of Basra, sparking clashes outside a police station where they are being held.

The men, said to have been "under cover", reportedly exchanged fire with police after failing to stop at a checkpoint. Two British tanks, sent to the police station where the soldiers are being held, were set alight in clashes. Three UK servicemen were injured during the day, but the MoD would not say if they were caught in the firebombing.

“They were driving a civilian car and were dressed in civilian clothes when a shooting took place between them and Iraqi patrols,” the official said. “We are investigating and an Iraqi judge is on the case questioning them.”

Police and Interior Ministry officials said the men were wearing traditional Arab headdresses for their undercover mission. Mohammed Al-Abadi, an official in the Basra governorate, said the two men looked suspicious to police. “A policeman approached them and then one of these guys fired at him. Then the police managed to capture them,” Abadi told reporters. “They refused to say what their mission was. They said they were British soldiers and (suggested) to ask their commander about their mission,” he added. Aljazeerah

Civilians 'killed'

TV pictures show soldiers in combat gear, jumping from one of the flaming tanks and making their escape. Local council spokesman Nadhim al Jabari said two civilians were killed in the clashes. Up to 15 civilians were also reported injured in the demonstrations. Tensions have been running high in the city since the arrest of a senior figure in the Shia Mehdi Army by UK troops.

“Two of them broke down outer walls to enter the compound and soldiers then blew the doors open with explosives,” he said. He said none of his colleagues offered any resistance and that the British forces seized all their weapons.

Dabagh, who met on Monday with Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Bager Sulagh, said the two soldiers were then rescued in a helicopter raid on a Basra house.















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A Basra judge has issued an arrest warrant for the two British soldiers after an Iraqi civilian was reportedly killed and a police officer injured.

The two servicemen - believed to be undercover SAS officers - were detained after a confrontation on Monday. BBC

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EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCE during these same days: Two Thai marines killed by villagers.

Two marines seized by villagers in Thailand's troubled south in response to a shooting incident have been knifed and beaten to death. The men were seized after a drive-by attack on the village of Tanyong Limo, in which at least one person died. Some villagers said the marines were involved in the attack and were members a government-backed death squad. But Thai authorities denied the claim, saying the men were seized as a result of mistaken identity.

The two marines, named as Sub-Lieutenant Vinai Nabut and Petty Officer Khamthon Thongeiat, were taken from their car on Tuesday night after villagers accused them of firing shots in connection with an attack on a local teashop.

The pair were in civilian clothes and driving an unmarked car. After taking the two men hostage - reportedly when their car broke down - local youths left them bound and blindfolded in a nearby school. The villagers then prevented security forces from entering the area, blocking the main road Villagers demanded a withdrawal of security personnel from the area, and called for journalists from nearby Malaysia to come and report on the incident, since they did not trust the Thai media.


SHIA REALISE THE US/BRITISH DECEPTION AFTER SAS RESCUE
Sep 22, 2005
"They are in bed with Mossad [the Israeli intelligence service] and their intention is to keep Iraq an unstable battlefield so they can exploit their interests ..."
Telegraph.co.uk United Kingdom

Zolqadr said the United States and Israel were behind the so-called sectarian bombing attacks that have killed thousands of civilians in Iraq.

The occupation forces, Zolqadr told senior officials, need these attacks to justify the continuation of their military presence in Iraq.

"The Americans blame weak and feeble groups in Iraq for insecurity in this country. We do not believe this and we have information that the insecurity has its roots in the activities of American and Israeli spies," Zolqadr said.

"Insecurity in Iraq is a deeply-rooted phenomenon. The root of insecurity in Iraq lies in the occupation of this country by foreigners," Zolqadr said. "If Iraq is to become secure, there will be no room for the occupiers".

The U.S. wanted to remain in Iraq to "plunder the country’s wealth, bring the Middle East under its control, and create security for Israel, which is on the verge of annihilation," according to Zolqadr.

The most obvious strategy of the "false flag" terrorism is to foment civil strife in Iraq leading to the "Balkanization" of the state into three ethnic statelets, as was done with the former Yugoslavia. British forces have employed such "false flag" terror tactics to advance the "divide and conquer" strategy in other conflicts in the past.

On 9-11, one of the key pieces of evidence pointing to Israeli involvement is the five Israeli intelligence agents who were caught in New Jersey after being observed videotaping and celebrating the attacks on the World Trade Center. These Israeli agents reportedly also had Arab disguises with them, along with multiple passports, box cutters, wads of cash and a van that tested positive for explosives.

The Israeli agents had been wearing the Arab garb when they had been observed, according to William Rodriguez, the former custodian of the WTC who has become an activist for the 9-11 truth movement. News reports on 9-11 described the 5 arrested men as being "Middle Eastern." Rodriguez told American Free Press that the New Jersey police officers involved in the arrest of the 5 Israelis on 9-11 had been told not to reveal their Israeli identity.

 

EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCE during these same days:
Two Thai marines killed by villagers.

Two marines seized by villagers in Thailand's troubled south in response to a shooting incident have been knifed and beaten to death. The men were seized after a drive-by attack on the village of Tanyong Limo, in which at least one person died. Some villagers said the marines were involved in the attack and were members a government-backed death squad. But Thai authorities denied the claim, saying the men were seized as a result of mistaken identity.

The two marines, named as Sub-Lieutenant Vinai Nabut and Petty Officer Khamthon Thongeiat, were taken from their car on Tuesday night after villagers accused them of firing shots in connection with an attack on a local teashop.

The pair were in civilian clothes and driving an unmarked car. After taking the two men hostage - reportedly when their car broke down - local youths left them bound and blindfolded in a nearby school. The villagers then prevented security forces from entering the area, blocking the main road Villagers demanded a withdrawal of security personnel from the area, and called for journalists from nearby Malaysia to come and report on the incident, since they did not trust the Thai media.