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Over Clocker · 28 Mar 2003 at 09:19

1000's of extra troops set to join fighting at Nasiriya.

RFA Sir Galahad nears port of Umm Qasr.

IRAQIS 'FIRE ON CIVILIANS'

Thousands of civilians fleeing Basra are reported to have been fired on by Iraqi forces inside the city.

Sky News correspondent Emma Hurd says that between 1,000 and 2,000 people were heading out of the west of the city, toward the 7th Armoured Brigade of the Coaltion forces.

"They had to cross a bridge and once they got there it seems that forces inside the city - members of the irregular forces, the Fedayeen - opened fire.

"The people then ran back into the city. It's quite a disturbing picture," said Hurd.

British military officials say there are reports of injuries but no deaths.

More: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1085433,00.html

NeoNemesis · 28 Mar 2003 at 09:57

Originally posted by Sleepy
Sky News:

"Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton," UK defence minister Geoff Hoon said in The Commons yesterday.

"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr" says a British Squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr. Another soldier added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth."

Excellent. True class.

theleg · 28 Mar 2003 at 09:59

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TROOP NUMBERS DOUBLED

Originally posted by Over Clocker
i dont think its realistic to invade a whole country in such a short time (excepts France )

That is grossly unfair and extremely offensive...

.

Didnt it take 10 days for france to bend over?

Bungee · 28 Mar 2003 at 10:13

Originally posted by Sleepy
Sky News:

"Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton," UK defence minister Geoff Hoon said in The Commons yesterday.

"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr" says a British Squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr. Another soldier added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth."

ROFL

Does anyone know what our Paras are upto? They don't seem to be that involved?
Commandos & Desert Rats are the only onese ever mentioned on the news.

Bungee · 28 Mar 2003 at 13:05

BBC : The British supply ship, the Sir Galahad, arrives at the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr to deliver the first shipload of humanitarian supplies.

Augmented · 28 Mar 2003 at 13:22

New Baghdad images from Digital Globe here showing the results of the bombing and the oil ditches: http://www.digitalglobe.com/gallery/baghdad/

Rich_L · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:02

Just thought Id add this

MoD spokesman has just said that they have recieved reports of reporters door-stepping families of soldiers that have been injured/killed in action :mad:

To be honest, if I was in that situation and had reporters on my doorstep cos my dad was in the Gulf Id be tempted to take a sledgehammer to the nosy gits :mad:

silverpaw · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:04

Originally posted by Rich_L
Just thought Id add this

MoD spokesman has just said that they have recieved reports of reporters door-stepping families of soldiers that have been injured/killed in action

To be honest, if I was in that situation and had reporters on my doorstep cos my dad was in the Gulf Id be tempted to take a sledgehammer to the nosy gits

Charles Kennedy mentioned that on Question Time last night, disgusting.

Nexus · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:05

Shocking, I thought they would have more decency than that.

gjrc · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:07

Originally posted by Nexus
Shocking, I thought they would have more decency than that.

the press have no morals when it comes to this sort of thing

the story always comes first!

silverpaw · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:13

Originally posted by Nexus
Shocking, I thought they would have more decency than that.

Turned up at one of the dead men's parents houses at 6 in the morning according to Charles Kennedy. :mad:

Rich_L · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:14

Wonder which paper they were working for?

Im just going to take a shot in the dark, and guess the Mirror?

*edit*

This isnt a rant against the Mirror, I have equal contempt for pretty much all the tabloids, it was simply a guess based on the current theme of reporting in the Mirror at the moment

Yossarian · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:19

Please don't assume its only Piers Morgan's rag who would invade someones privacy in that manner.

silverpaw · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:23

Originally posted by Yossarian
Please don't assume its only Piers Morgan's rag who would invade someones privacy in that manner.

The mirror would be my #1 guess although I'd not put similar past any paper, "broadsheets" included.

Yossarian · 28 Mar 2003 at 15:26

My money (if i had any) would be on the Murdoch press, either The Sun or Sky.

Nexus · 28 Mar 2003 at 17:03

Four US Marines are MIA.

afraser2k · 28 Mar 2003 at 18:11

UN Backs Renewed Iraq Oil-For-Food Plan

Source: Ceefax page 108

"The UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of a German proposal to reactivate Iraq's "oil-for-food" programme.

The move transfers authority for the assessing humanitarian needs from the Iraqi regime to UN chief Kofi Annan.

It will allow billions of pounds of Iraqi oil revenues to be spent on food and medicines for the Iraqi people.

The programme was suspended on March 17 when UN administrators left Iraq".

So looks like we were right about the UN taking control of Iraq's oil and not the US.

iam · 28 Mar 2003 at 19:27

Wasn't this thread 50 pages long yesterday? :confused:

silverpaw · 28 Mar 2003 at 19:28

Originally posted by iam
Wasn't this thread 50 pages long yesterday?

Yeah but it broke.

iam · 28 Mar 2003 at 19:29

Originally posted by silverpaw
Yeah but it broke.

VB = teh sux0r