British paratroopers secretly wear US uniforms to fight in Iraq

[donsu]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/24/nparas24.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/24/ixhome.html


British paratroopers secretly operating in support of the SAS in Iraq are using American uniforms, weapons and vehicles as part of their cover, The Daily Telegraph has learned.

Although John Reid, the Defence Secretary, only announced this week that the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) had become operational, a company of more than 100 paratroopers has been working for six months in Baghdad. They have reportedly become so successful that American special forces have called on their help.

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Arriving in US Humvees, dressed in American army fatigues and armed with C7 Diemaco guns - a Canadian made version of the M16, the men have fought several battles with insurgents while protecting SAS colleagues.

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"But they don't have their hair cuts 'high and tight', don't strut around like Americans and are certainly not trying to speak with American accents. They are loving it with all the American kit, and you can't keep them out of the PX shop ."
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oh puke

[Drum]

wtf???

:shrug:

[Robbien]

7. The Brits are only there on a peace keeping mission

They are not supposed to be aggressively going on attack missions. They are only supposed to fight if attacked first.

Or that is what they are telling the British public.

[Drum]

8. Lucky sods...

Less blood on their hands (and maybe more still have hands.)

Thx for clarifying, Robbien, I didn't really get it.

[geomon666]

1. Wouldn't that make them more of a target?

Be careful with those US Humvees guys. They're about as fortified as cardboard.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. That was my first thought too. WHY would they want to be taken for

Americans????:silly:

[Kagemusha]

3. So the Americans don't shoot them.

Duh.

[geomon666]

4. Tell that to Pat Tillman.

Oh wait...

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Riiiiiiiiight!

;(

[SlavesandBulldozers]

5. same reason sometimes they want to be taken for insurgents.

remember that little scenario?