Are they in jail yet or did the Americans give them a medal.
2007-02-22 00:39:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Are you folks deaf..Didnt you hear them say that they seen the orange markings..The only British voice on the video is at the end after it happened.
2007-02-22 02:45:01 · update #1
Should be strung up with piano wire
2007-02-22 00:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by hawkeye 2 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Did anything ever happen to the British people who told those pilots that there were no friendly vehicles in the area?
The saddest part of this entire incident is that this is the _second_ time US pilots relied of the information we got from the British forces regarding where their forces were - and it turned out to be false information.
When are the British going to correct their reporting procedures so that they stop giving our pilots this sort of bad information?
2007-02-22 09:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
no they are not in jail and they did not get a medal, this was a tragic accident, we Americans are sick over the loss of these great solders, and the Airmen will have to live with this for the rest of their lives. This was a tragic accident and that is all, to make more of this than what it is would be just plain crap.
2007-02-22 08:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by 007 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They were cleared of any wrong doing.
What happened to the British soldiers who killed their fellow British soldiers, are they in jail yet or did the Queen give them a Knighthood?
"The BBC's Nick Witchell, at coalition military headquartes in Qatar, said their vehicle was hit by a shell from another British tank that either missed its intended target or rebounded off it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/28867...
UK soldiers killed by 'friendly fire'
A 'friendly fire' incident has claimed the lives of two UK soldiers during fierce fighting outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
The pair, serving with the Queen's Royal Lancers, were killed when their Challenger II tank came under fire early on Tuesday morning. Two others were seriously injured.
The BBC's Nick Witchell, at coalition military headquartes in Qatar, said their vehicle was hit by a shell from another British tank that either missed its intended target or rebounded off it.
The two men were named by the Ministry of Defence as Corporal Stephen John Allbutt, 35, from Stoke-on-Trent, and Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke, 19, from Littleworth, Stafford.
Although the tanks are fitted with identification systems, Witchell said for the moment a technology failure was not being blamed and the deaths were being viewed as "one of the realities of war".
The families of those killed and injured have been informed.
Here's another....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/43263...
Police probe tank commander death
The death of a UK tank commander in Iraq, killed by "friendly fire" after having to give up his body armour, is being investigated by police.
Sgt Steven Roberts, 33, of Shipley, West Yorkshire, died in Basra in March 2003 when a colleague shot dead an Iraqi civilian and hit him.
2007-02-22 09:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
where are you from? I´m sorry for our troops killing your soldiers but we´re just trying to help and fix the situation.
2007-02-22 10:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends....what side was your soldier on? Our pilots have killed a lot of soldiers. Your question was too vague to answer without specifics.
2007-02-22 08:46:14 · answer #6 · answered by Michael E 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
JS you sick basta*rd go die in a small hole
Nothing has happend to them i think they have continued flying
2007-02-22 08:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Hopefully they got two medals, quit whining!
Tom S......boo hoo. boo hoo. And yes they ARE still flying, and should be.
2007-02-22 08:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by J S 4 · 3⤊ 6⤋