UK student joins rebel forces in Libya, to be honest with you.

iamTakeo · 5 Apr 2011 at 21:58

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12979038

To be honest with you, I hope his armour is real =p probably only good against low cal. pistol rounds, but don't know much about this myself basically.

Reminds me of counter strike, Right! new round, buy armour, guns, ok Ready!

Basically.

Skillmister · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:00

He said 'to be honest' like 57 times

Scuzi · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:01

Basically a Melvin to be honest with you basically.

Judgeneo · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:05

I've never actually fired this gun.

Well what the hell are you doing over there then?

Merlin5 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:08

I love the way people say basically so much but launch into detailed explanations.

Castiel · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:09

Flak jacket wouldnt be too much use against a 7.62x39 round which is probably the predominant ammo flying about.

doofer · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:11

To be honest with you I basically don't give a ****. Basically.

dowie · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:13

Fair play to him tbh....

He's British/Libyan and wants to go and play his part. The fact that he's massively inexperienced is irrelevant - a large portion of the rebels are and yet they're still making an impact.

Quite frankly I can't stand it when news footage of 'Asylum seekers' fleeing various hotspots shows men of fighting age - tis rather refreshing to see someone going the other way off his own back and standing up for what he believes in.

Merlin5 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:15

He just doesn't strike me as someone who should be fighting and risking his life, he doesn't seem angry or tough enough.

dowie · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:17

Neither did perhaps the majority of people who fought in WW1 and WW2 - they still played their part when it came down to it regardless of the fact they were mostly volunteers or conscripts.

Strife212 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:20

Can he get in trouble with UK authorities for doing that?

Merlin5 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:21

dowie said:
Neither did perhaps the majority of people who fought in WW1 and WW2 - they still played their part when it came down to it regardless of the fact they were mostly volunteers or conscripts.

Well personally, I don't think he'll accomplish anything except that he'll get himself killed.

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:21

Strife212 said:
Can he get in trouble with UK authorities for doing that?

He is a Libyan?

Randomface74 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:24

basically couldn't be arsed to get a job, basically

Strife212 · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:26

[TW]Fox;18838155 said:
He is a Libyan?

Oh I thought he was a dual national who travelled over there to fight with his brother

dowie · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:26

AFAIK Not unless the rebels are deemed to be a terrorist organisation - which is unlikely as the way things are going they're *hopefully* going to form part of the next govt over there. FWIW the KLA openly recruited in the UK when it started kicking off in Kosovo.

Robbo · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:26

Perhaps Gaddafi will do us a favour and shoot him to be honest with you...

Morgoth · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:26

Aha, I can just imagine him running into the front line with that shirt and those shades firing away like a total boss.

dowie · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:30

Robboftw said:
Perhaps Gaddafi will do us a favour and shoot him to be honest with you...

Nice attitude there - good job you weren't around near the beginning of the last century when this country required civilians to volunteer to fight.

b.cummins · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:31

Skillmister said:
He said 'to be honest' like 57 times

I feel this may have something to do with the fact that he is quite obviously Sh**ting his pants and is wondering what ON EARTH he was thinking..