Iraqui Soldiers Get A Raincheck on Surrender

Mutt · 03-10-2003

This is funny. Poor bastards.

SADDAM'S SOLDIERS SURRENDER

Mar 9 2003

Mike Hamilton reports from Camp Coyote in Kuwait

TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started.

The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a routine exercise.

The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced to tell the Iraqis they were not firing at them, and ordered them back to their home country telling them it was too early to surrender.

The drama unfolded last Monday as the Para batallion tested mortars and artillery weapons to make sure they were working properly.

The Iraqis found a way across the fortified border, which is sealed off with barbed-wire fencing, watchtowers and huge trenches.

TESTING TIME: British Marines are preparing for war

A British Army source in Kuwait contacted me to explain how the extraordinary surrender bid unfolded. The source said: "The British guys on the front-line could not believe what was happening. They were on pre-war exercises when all of a sudden these Iraqis turned up out of nowhere, with their hands in the air, saying they wanted to surrender.

"They had heard firing and thought it was the start of the war.

"The Paras are a tough, battle-hardened lot but were moved by the plight of the Iraqis. There was nothing they could do other than send them back.

"They were a motley bunch and you could barely describe them as soldiers - they were poorly equipped and didn't even have proper boots. Their physical condition was dreadful and they had obviously not had a square meal for ages. No one has ever known a group of so-called soldiers surrender before a shot has been fired in anger."

Last night the Ministry of Defence officially denied the incident had taken place, but the story was corroborated by an intelligence source.

Meanwhile Saddam Hussein has ordered thousands of troops back to Baghdad as he turns the city into a fortress.

It is believed that two rings of steel are being established around Baghdad. The outer one consists of regular Iraqi army soldiers and the inner one is made up of Republican Guard fighters - thought to be the only troops that will put up fierce resistance

Link: Sunday Mirror

Trev · 03-10-2003

I know I'm new round here and not wanting to step on any toes just yet... but Serge posted the same story here:

http://www.oprano.com/msgboard/index.php?a...c2556a9d6daa46c

still funny as hell every time I read it though

Mutt · 03-10-2003

doh! i missed that one.

don't worry about stepping on toes, there's no hierarchy here, anybody and everybody can say what they want.

cj · 03-10-2003

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Originally posted by Trev@Mar 10 2003, 12:58 PM
I know I'm new round here and not wanting to step on any toes just yet... but Serge posted the same story here:

http://www.oprano.com/msgboard/index.php?a...c2556a9d6daa46c

still funny as hell every time I read it though

FUNNY??!?!??!

you find it 'funny as hell' that there are people in this world who are so scared for their lives they'd rather be prisoners of the country they are at war with than return to their own country??

forget the bullshit you see on the tv for 5 minutes and take a step back and remind yourself that these are people, most of who DON'T want to go to war and who DON'T hate america and who have probably been trying to escape.

if you really find that funny trev, i feel very sorry for you.

PornoDoggy · 03-10-2003

I think it's funny that anyone would believe the story. What did they call it last time - "blowback"?

But yeah ... if it was true, it would be funny (in a pathetic sort of way).

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Carrie · 03-10-2003

I'd be worried that the guys would go back, someone would spill the beans as to what they'd done and Saddam would have them all assasinated for treason.
If it is true, I bet those guys were scared as hell to go home. Maybe they didn't... maybe they just stayed in Kuwait.

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nobody is deeming you to be anything, like mutt said, everyone is free to say as they wish around here ;-)
just be prepared to back up what you say, which you have done a pretty darn good job of ;-)

PD, i doubt its 100% true, my first thought was that the soldiers were spy's and they planted cameras and bombs while they were pretending to surrender ;-)

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i've been laughing about this story for 4 days now, its the funniest thing i've ever read about this Iraqies thus far.

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Since the story was reported in both sides of the media, and because of what happened in '91, I believe it's true. I also believe that it shows a lack of communication between Sadam and his military...

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Originally posted by cj@Mar 11 2003, 03:58 AM
nobody is deeming you to be anything, like mutt said, everyone is free to say as they wish around here ;-)
just be prepared to back up what you say, which you have done a pretty darn good job of ;-)

PD, i doubt its 100% true, my first thought was that the soldiers were spy's and they planted cameras and bombs while they were pretending to surrender ;-)

I think they were there to snatch babies out of incubators.

Sure, it's cute, it's funny, but it just doesn't make any damned sense from a military perspective.

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Trev Cunty Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,150	I know I'm new round here and not wanting to step on any toes just yet... but Serge posted the same story here: http://www.oprano.com/msgboard/index.php?a...c2556a9d6daa46c still funny as hell every time I read it though __________________ Sucks to be you.

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Mutt Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,087	This is funny. Poor bastards. SADDAM'S SOLDIERS SURRENDER Mar 9 2003 Mike Hamilton reports from Camp Coyote in Kuwait TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces - because they thought the war had already started. The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a routine exercise. The stunned Paras from 16 Air Assault Brigade were forced to tell the Iraqis they were not firing at them, and ordered them back to their home country telling them it was too early to surrender. The drama unfolded last Monday as the Para batallion tested mortars and artillery weapons to make sure they were working properly. The Iraqis found a way across the fortified border, which is sealed off with barbed-wire fencing, watchtowers and huge trenches. TESTING TIME: British Marines are preparing for war A British Army source in Kuwait contacted me to explain how the extraordinary surrender bid unfolded. The source said: "The British guys on the front-line could not believe what was happening. They were on pre-war exercises when all of a sudden these Iraqis turned up out of nowhere, with their hands in the air, saying they wanted to surrender. "They had heard firing and thought it was the start of the war. "The Paras are a tough, battle-hardened lot but were moved by the plight of the Iraqis. There was nothing they could do other than send them back. "They were a motley bunch and you could barely describe them as soldiers - they were poorly equipped and didn't even have proper boots. Their physical condition was dreadful and they had obviously not had a square meal for ages. No one has ever known a group of so-called soldiers surrender before a shot has been fired in anger." Last night the Ministry of Defence officially denied the incident had taken place, but the story was corroborated by an intelligence source. Meanwhile Saddam Hussein has ordered thousands of troops back to Baghdad as he turns the city into a fortress. It is believed that two rings of steel are being established around Baghdad. The outer one consists of regular Iraqi army soldiers and the inner one is made up of Republican Guard fighters - thought to be the only troops that will put up fierce resistance Link: Sunday Mirror

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Mutt Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,087	doh! i missed that one. don't worry about stepping on toes, there's no hierarchy here, anybody and everybody can say what they want.

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