Reply #20: I immediately thought of this story when I heard this

[Mandate My Ass]

http://colorado.indymedia.org/newswire/display/11757/index.php


Iraqi police detain two British soldiers in Basra
China View – September 19, 2005

Iraqi police detained two British soldiers in civilian clothes in the southern city Basra for firing on a police station on Monday, police said.

"Two persons wearing Arab uniforms opened fire at a police station in Basra. A police patrol followed the attackers and captured them to discover they were two British soldiers," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

The two soldiers were using a civilian car packed with explosives, the source said.

He added that the two were being interrogated in the police headquarters of Basra.

The British forces informed the Iraqi authorities that the two soldiers were performing an official duty, the source said. British military authorities said they could not confirm the incident but investigations were underway.

They were broken out of jail by a tank. No official explanation has ever been offered. The Sunnis had a lot more to lose than to gain by blowing up that shrine. Shiite death squads have totally free rein in Iraq. I know I wouldn't do it under those circumstances. :shrug: