"A British soldier jumps from a burning tank"

A British soldier jumps from a burning tank which was set ablaze after a shooting incident in the southern Iraqi city of Basra September 19, 2005. Angry crowds attacked a British tank with petrol bombs and rocks in Basra on Monday after Iraqi authorities said they had detained two British undercover soldiers in the southern city for firing on police. Two Iraqis were killed in the violence, an Interior Ministry official said.

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:scared: :( :scared: :( :scared: :(

...burned for a lie.

A burning British soldier falls from a burning tank....

Gawdalmighty. :(

disgusting. Their hatred of life sickens me.

into the true horror of war in general and the horror that is Iraq in specific.

So they traded in the rose pedals for gasoline? Someone alert Rummy the Dummy ASAP! Is it just me or is the end of that gun turret capped?

after the burning soldier *jumped*?

At some time after (I'm not sure when), other British vehicles arrived, with men in riot gear.

My heart goes out to everyone caught in the war in Iraq, soldiers and 'insurgents' alike.

on the backs of ALL of the Suffering . . . .

THIS is a Horror!

I've been resisting impeachment language (with my basic Reality Check), but find myself attracted to it more and more.

WTF are soldiers doing "undercover"

I think we all know (fear) the answer to that one.

their f*cking covert actions!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

As you can see.

Rummy will be outraged, I'm sure.

He's clearly falling. I hope he got through without major injuries. Jeez.

Considering that those tanks were on a mission to rescue soldiers accused of planting bombs dressed as Arabs.

about planting bombs dressed as Arabs? This sounds a bit troubling. Why would they be doing that?

And the stories imply the shooting incident was today, not Sunday.

Is this a mistake do you think? Or was the Washington Post article mistaken that the soldiers were arrested yesterday? Or perhaps there were the original 2 soldiers arrested yesterday on suspicion of planting the bombs, and then another 2 have been detained today?

Damn, my head's hurting now.

To be honest, there are so many conflicting reports around now.

The facts from the Washington Post article however seem to indicate that 2 British soldiers were arrested yesterday for planting bombs.

However, there are other reports which say that 2 British soldiers have been arrested for firing at police. A BBC reporter earlier said that two soldiers were dressed in traditional Arab dress, and had explosives in their vehicle.

The one thing all reports seem to have in common however, at least those reported here in the British media, is that the tanks which were set on fire seem to have been on a mission to rescue the soldiers from the Iraqi police.

A BBC reporter also said that a full blown rescue mission was launched to release the British soldiers who were captured, the British military apparently even called in helicopters.

What also seems to be a common theme running through the reports is that the locals protested because of the attempts to rescue the soldiers.

But were there 2, or were there 4 British soldiers altogether involved who were arrested? Or possibly more? I've been trying to get to grips with all the articles today, and will be going through it all tomorrow as well. I guess your guess is as good as mine.