SAS Members Arrested in Libya (Actually SBS/MI6)

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6 British SAS members have been detained in libya, interesting considering the SAS have been sent it to secretly train rebel/guerilla armies before.

it said that they are there to get the uk government in touch with the rebels trying to topple the Gaddafi regime.

Haha, fail SAS...

You're not supposed to get yourself caught doing stuff like that!

I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.ttobba07

What are they even doing there.. th3warr1or

Send in the delta force to get em' :Pimaps3fanboy

lol dont worry, soap will rescue price

lol dont worry, soap will rescue price

HailedJohnDman

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Send in the delta force to get em' :PPcGamingRig

their noob is showing.......

I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.ttobba07

I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.ttobba07

I'm sure their awesome powers will get them out of this mess.CRS98

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[QUOTE="CRS98"]I'm sure their awesome powers will get them out of this mess.PcGamingRig

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I hope MacTavish is not one of them.Crimsader

[QUOTE="Crimsader"]I hope MacTavish is not one of them.Sp4rtan_3

I bet this will now be a mission in MW3.

But in all seriousness, I'm glad they got released.

Looks like it was just a misunderstanding between the SAS and the Rebels. A military helicopter arriving with a handful of highly trained, heavily armed SAS personnel doesn't really say "let's establish diplomatic relations" does it? :P

Seems to me that the Rebels weren't really sure who they were, but then realised what the SAS were doing and let them go.

Send in the delta force to get em' :Pimaps3fanboy

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[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Send in the delta force to get em' :PD1zzyCriminal

Yeh Send in the Aussie SAS

[QUOTE="ttobba07"]I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="D1zzyCriminal"][QUOTE="PcGamingRig"]they'll end up accidentally killing them, lol :P

sonofsmeagle

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Send in the delta force to get em' :PEmpCom

Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.ttobba07

It would actually make more sense to train the rebels. At the end of the day you are essentially teaching people to fend for themselves so you don't have to constantly intervene every time some tyrant takes over. Hearts and minds campaigns have always been more effective than shock and awe strategies.

Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

Wasdie

It's a possibility, a lot of SAS go on to work for personal protection agencies and tbh nobody is better suited.

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Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

It's a possibility, a lot of SAS go on to work for personal protection agencies and tbh nobody is better suited.

[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Send in the delta force to get em' :Pimaps3fanboy

Correct me if I am wrong but weren't Delta were created by an ex sas trooper? Not saying they are inferior but they can't be any better.

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"][QUOTE="EmpCom"] Apart from the fact they have already been freed why would you send in an inferior rescue forceLeejjohno

Correct me if I am wrong but weren't Delta were created by an ex sas trooper? Not saying they are inferior but they can't be any better.

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[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

sonofsmeagle

It's a possibility, a lot of SAS go on to work for personal protection agencies and tbh nobody is better suited.

They have done bodyguarding in the past when dealing with very serious threats like the IRA. It may have been unauthodox and temporary but SAS do just about anything when necessary.

[QUOTE="sonofsmeagle"][QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

It's a possibility, a lot of SAS go on to work for personal protection agencies and tbh nobody is better suited.

They have done bodyguarding in the past when dealing with very serious threats like the IRA. It may have been unauthodox and temporary but SAS do just about anything when necessary.

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[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Ok...

Using SAS to "protect" a diplotmat?

Yeah I doubt that.

sonofsmeagle

It's a possibility, a lot of SAS go on to work for personal protection agencies and tbh nobody is better suited.

Not read the article not read the replies but heard on the news they just let the SAS people go. They didn't want to have all that on their hands, you can understand why.

Was reading the newspaper at the shop while picking up some food this morning and apparently the "diplomat" may have actually been an MI6 spy :?

Was reading the newspaper at the shop while picking up some food this morning and apparently the "diplomat" may have actually been an MI6 spy :?

KlepticGrooves

yeah I thought that was kinda obvious. According to BBC "Most of the group were dropped by helicopter into eastern Libya on Friday but were later seized by opposition fighters and found to be carrying weapons, ammunition, maps and passports from four different countries."

Doesn't sound like a simple security team protecting a "diplomat" being dropped in the middle of the night. SAS failed, Spetsnaz would have done a better job and probably wouldn't havebotched this mission:P

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Was reading the newspaper at the shop while picking up some food this morning and apparently the "diplomat" may have actually been an MI6 spy :?

Harisemo

yeah I thought that was kinda obvious. According to BBC "Most of the group were dropped by helicopter into eastern Libya on Friday but were later seized by opposition fighters and found to be carrying weapons, ammunition, maps and passports from four different countries."

Doesn't sound like a simple security team protecting a "diplomat" being dropped in the middle of the night. SAS failed, Spetsnaz would have done a better job and probably wouldn't havebotched this mission:P

Yup, considering the Rebels aren't at war with us there was no need to go in like this. There was a military guy (think he was ex-SAS or something) on BBC radio today who said that they could have just boarded HMS Cumberland, arrived at a port and walked in openly. The Rebels have continuously said they don't want foreign intervention so I've no idea what my govt was thinking. All they've done is reinforced Gaddafi's claims that Westerners are interfering.

I think any special force that did that would get caught also, so stop thinking you're superior Americans. They basically landed in front of everyone, if they were to go un-noticed then they would have been more discreet.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="ttobba07"]I would rather have the skilled SAS just eliminate the threat rather then train the rebels. Would result in quicker stability.carrot-cake

CIA historically never did this directly they merely planned and put together pro forces in the region to fight the government... They never acted directly.. Now this isn't to say I condone or find this acceptable most times, just saying.. If the SAS moved directly it would be an act of war.

I think any special force that did that would get caught also, so stop thinking you're superior Americans. They basically landed in front of everyone, if they were to go un-noticed then they would have been more discreet.

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