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Old 08-11-08, 03:32 PM   #1
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Default British SAS in Iraq get the General Petraeus seal of approval

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4499952.ece

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“They have helped immensely in the Baghdad area, in particular, to take down the al-Qaeda car bomb networks and other al-Qaeda operations in Iraq’s capital city, so they have done a phenomenal job in that regard,” he told The Times in an interview at his office in Baghdad’s fortified green zone.

On one occasion, SAS troops rented a pink pickup truck, stripped off their body armour to blend in better with the local population, jumped behind the wheel and drove through the traffic to catch a key target.

“It was brilliant, actually,” General Petraeus said. “Who dares wins,” he said, quoting the SAS motto. “They have exceptional initiative, exceptional skill, exceptional courage and, I think, exceptional savvy. I can’t say enough about how impressive they are in thinking on their feet.”
And our boys, the Aussie SAS, recently had some success in Afghanistan with the capture of a key Taliban leader: Aussies Capture Taliban leader.
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Old 08-11-08, 03:37 PM   #2
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well done troops.
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Old 08-11-08, 06:57 PM   #3
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SAS has always kicked butt!

I also think your super smart bomb guy over there also kicks butt! Let me remember his name! The Ale is going to my head and giving me brain block!

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Old 08-11-08, 07:06 PM   #4
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I remember - Dr. Syney Alford. He is the bomb man!

http://www.explosives.net/

http://www.sovereign-publications.com/explosives.htm

Not sure the US has anyone on his scale.

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Old 08-12-08, 02:55 AM   #5
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I remember - Dr. Syney Alford. He is the bomb man!

http://www.explosives.net/

http://www.sovereign-publications.com/explosives.htm

Not sure the US has anyone on his scale.

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Yeah, I remember seeing this guy on the Discovery Channels Future Weapons series with Mac.
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