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Both B S books read, and clarify to something.
I googled "Deep Web" I guess in McNab style it's a real thing. Though not entirely the same. Any thoughts to it's real use, is it a dark world or just sites that don't show up on google and Yahoo?
Hmm, just find it intresting, remember in Boy Soldier he said only the surface of the web is actually acsessed?
>>By Reighnman (Sunday, 22 Jan 2006 17:57)
yeh and you won't access it unless you have any idea what the hell he's talking about. try deep web delve deeper. it's not really something that pops up and says hi i'm the proggramme hiding under everything you do net based?
>>By fony (Thursday, 26 Jan 2006 00:43)
Sorry to disturb the silence but those of a McNab appreciation leaning will really enjoy www.justanothersoldier.com and those who miss our long lost McFab anecdotes will be in rapture. It is the real life version of our hero no less, complete with questionable personal habits. Written by Jason Christopher Hartley, a National Guard sergeant recently serving in Iraq. He is also the author of the eponymous book referred to previously. Kayla Williams' book is superb by the way, as is, so far, that of Nathaniel Fick: 'One Bullet Away'. Go get 'em.
>>By camban (Thursday, 2 Feb 2006 16:21)
I've just read Just Another Soldier and have to agree that it is well worth a read also getting the other books from that article.
>>By Psicosis (Thursday, 2 Feb 2006 19:42)
Sounds good Cam :-)
It's been pretty quiet here yes, I've been busy with a new hobby. Then there wasn't much news.
Today this in the Sun:
'Harry to miss Iraq action'
PRINCE Harry may miss out on front line service in Iraq, it emerged last night.
(...)
SAS hero Andy McNab said: “Harry would be the No 1 target in Iraq. Fundamentalists would put a bounty on him.
“Everyone would try to kill him.”
Full article on http://www.thesun.co.uk/article
/0,,2-2006050472,00.html
Finished Aggressor last week, now gonna start Payback soon.
I did enjoy Aggressor, though I stick by what I said about Silky ;-)
The end is definitely different from the other books and I am wondering where it goes from there.
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 2 Feb 2006 22:17)
Hello all. Re: Deep Web, you're spot on, Reighnman. I always thought the term was kind of silly. I mean, if I access a military web site I'm not authorized to access, that's still really "web surfing." If I pay some company money to look up old news articles, that's accessing the "deep web." Go figure.
Hope all are well.
>>By Just Jon (Friday, 3 Feb 2006 03:08)
Jon my boy!!!!
I thought you.....well......????
Glad your back me boy, thanks for the reply!!
Glad for the likes of Camban, the link is fantastic in it's own right. Ebay sellers have yet to sell his book though. Oh forgot, the pics, wonderful. Though sitting on the crapper ain't for the faint to look at Lynn.hahaha!!
Like I said Lynn, Silky is a hot babe.
Always gave the Royals the heads up for serving there country. Not like our leaders who run off to Rhodes to avoid the Nam. Nabber is right though, Iraq is a whole new ballgame for VIP's.
>>By Reighnman (Friday, 3 Feb 2006 04:20)
Hey, All...
2 much work + 2 many germs + 0 online time = 1 very sad me
Trying to play quick catch-up today -- came across an auto-email press release dated Jan 19! (Argh!) Anyway, I looked at the promo site -- very interesting. Also thought I recognized the name "John McAleese" and a google search came up with some interesting links, too.
"Konami of Europe's S.A.S. combat simulator, The Regiment, will be released for PC-DVD in February ...
The Regiment is a first-person shooter with the emphasis on speed of movement, accuracy and the use of real-life counter-terrorist tactics. Former S.A.S. veteran John McAleese acted as the game's technical advisor, and also offers insights into the tough missions via specially filmed link sequences. ... ...progress through the game is only possible using accepted and established techniques. ... The fictitious missions include a terrorist attack on Britain's Houses of Parliament and a siege in the underground, while a remote farm house set in open fields provides a challenge with little or no cover as the squad attempts to gain access unnoticed.
For more information visit: www.konami-regiment.com."
Source: www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/10264.html
>>By am-i-binned (Friday, 3 Feb 2006 15:45)
John McAleese! Wow, you've been doing some googling. He tells one of the funnier stories to come from the ex-types, and though he looks kind of like of what Monty Python would put forward as an SAS dude, you've gotta respect the credentials.
As for the game, please be more kind next time and give us the direct bittorrent link (j/k).
I dealt with some issues I was having and re-read "Boy Soldier" without prejudice. What a difference! Honestly, I wouldn't have known it was aimed at teens if I hadn't been told. Great storyline, great characters, and it's definitely not pro-war. Makes me really look forward to "The Grey Man." I think Andy's own earlier struggles to "catch up" with the rest of us vis-a-vis literature allows him to tone the writing down without condescending.
I won't be able to post much (hears collective sigh of relief), but I'm glad to once again be a bit of my old self again. Greymansland is about to be way better from a presentational standpoint, though the content will be the same so nothing to get excited about.
To all you old and young soldiers who may be here, I do think you made a shit career choice but if I judged myself like I've judged ya'll I'd be hanging from a noose right now, so who the hell am I to say anything? You guys put out big time doing what you think is right, hell of a lot harder than me sitting here and gobbing off.
New McFab's up if anyone's interested, randymcfab.com.
Peace.
>>By Just Jon (Tuesday, 7 Feb 2006 20:06)
Hi back Jon! good to see you, even if you gob off most of us know how to rate your gobbing ;-)
I'm not much of a contributor the last days so glad there's some noise from the oldies :-)
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 7 Feb 2006 21:38)
Let's turn over an old leaf
(Filed: 04/02/2006)
Dr Andrew Cunningham reviews a new guide aimed at encouraging teenagers to read
Nearly 20 years as an English teacher has taught me that teenagers are tough nuts to crack when it comes to reading. Recommend the wrong books and they can be put off for life.
(..)
Now there's a new guide that aims to do the impossible: get teenagers reading. Called The Ultimate Teen Book Guide, it seems a wonderfully simple idea. Here are hundreds of book choices, old and new, with brief, quarter-page reviews written by experts and teenagers alike, designed to whet their appetite. Big-name reviewers include Andy McNab, of Bravo Two Zero fame, Ian Ogilvy, the actor, and Anthony Horowitz, author of the ever-popular Alex Rider books.
Full article on
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml?
xml=/education/2006/02/04/edleaf04.xml&s
Sheet=/education/2006/02/11/ixteleft.html
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 11 Feb 2006 19:22)
Hoo-yah! Best McFab yet, Just Jon!
Errr... "The Ultimate Teen Book Guide"? Geez, can't you just see those young, fresh-faced, impressionable teenagers anxiously lining up to demand their copies now! Yeah right, dude. As if! ;oP
Lots of snow here -- 10-11 inches! And since all things relate back to AM, I got thinking about Firewall's ending, again....
In Firewall, the death by hypothermia AM describes is anything but peaceful and painless, and the physical setting (desperately seeking shelter in a small hut) echoed the circumstances of Steve's ("Legs") death in B20. Considering how AM draws off real-life experiences (either his own or others'), how safe is the assumption that Dinger was AM's technical advisor and that the death scene in Firewall was intended as a homage to Steve?
>>By am-i-binned (Monday, 13 Feb 2006 13:55)
Those are interesting questions, A.I.B., questions made all the more interesting by the fact that I can't see them. Oh, wait. There we go. Okay.
So, did the circumstances of the deaths of Lane and Phillips provide a macabre "inspiration" for the plot point you mention? I say, doubtful. Think about it--if he chose stuff from his personal life, his books would read like a combination of "Penthouse Letters" and "The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous."
>>By Just Jon (Tuesday, 14 Feb 2006 04:38)
<<... his books would read like a combination of "Penthouse Letters" and "The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous." >>
Hmmm....
I take it that your astute conclusion is based upon your own personal experiences with Randy McFab, right, Just Jon?
>>By am-i-binned (Tuesday, 14 Feb 2006 13:22)
I'll plead nolo to that one.
On an unrelated note, have any "Soldier Five" readers noticed the semi-veiled implication that Andy ran away into a ditch BEFORE any shots were fired, thus leaving Coburn alone?
I personally think Coburn was an ass to imply it--if it's true, just say it. If it's not true, don't do the back-stabbing innuendo crap like Mr. Ryan.
My question isn't so much whether it was okay to run if indeed he did (I woulda been gone like the friggin' wind), but rather why Coburn would imply it without spelling it out and whether he is to be believed. I've found "Soldier Five" to be the most believable of the B20 books, and the instance just before capture that Mike describes is the only place where I see him waffling a bit...Just wondered if anyone has an opinion or knowledge of what that might mean.
>>By Just Jon (Thursday, 16 Feb 2006 04:11)
Whoooooheeeee!!
RECOIL
Andy McNab
Hardcover 400 pages (November 6, 2006)
Publisher: Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593055578
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 18 Feb 2006 00:10)
Mmmm, if this is a new Stone... does title mean we were too quick to think Nick was doing well lately?
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 18 Feb 2006 00:40)
God almighty, there has not been one decent writer in history who produced books at the rate Andy attempts to. Andy, dude, we're you're fans--if you're that short of cash, we'll raise a fund. Take your time and write a decent book again, wanker!
>>By Just Jon (Sunday, 19 Feb 2006 01:04)
19feb06
THE latest round of "abuse" images out of Iraq may delay the departure of Coalition troops from the war-ravaged country.
The video showing British troops meting out some summary justice to Iraqi youths and the fresh instalment of the Abu Ghraib abuse nightmare have prompted mixed reactions in Britain and the US.
"Our troops are fighting a war, not attending a tree-huggers' convention," said former SAS soldier and international author Andy McNab in London's The Su
Full article on http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/
common/story_page/0,7034,18191569%5E950,00.html
*coughs*
Ok. Can't resist. As a friend of mine stated "by using the term 'Tree Huggers' McNab is honouring those who risked and lost their lives to save the forest. The term Tree Hugging comes from "Chipko"
Chipko means "to hug" in an Indian language. In 1730, a Jodhpur Maharaja ordered woodcutters to fetch wood from the Bishnoi region. Women and the elderly protected the trees by hugging them. 363 Bishnois were killed by the king’s loggers before they gave up.
Of course it's not just some historic anecdote, I'm making a point too. But figure that out yourself ;-)
Come on Jon, we know wanker is your way of saying 'I love you' :-ppp
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 19 Feb 2006 21:52)
Well Lynn I don't know about you, but "wanker " comment? You did get right? Why Question?
I wont defend Jon, but if you aint gettin his style, I suggest re reading the Randy McFab blog. See Lynn Jon a satirest. Did I spell that right?
BTW: those sopossed Brit troops? They were Americans dressing and talking like UK'ers. always remember this war is about covering up for Cheney shooting that poor inocent man. Americans are the evil in this world, right? It's all our fault.
>>By Reighnman (Monday, 20 Feb 2006 01:59)
Bleh!!
Synopsis for Recoil "Nick Stone's future has never looked so bleak. The only person he's ever loved is dead"
I do hope there will be a better one, preferably one that's correct
>>By Lynn (Monday, 20 Feb 2006 19:10)
Thanks Reighnman for the back up! I guess I should think about how it sounds before I post something, but I think all day at work. Hurts my brain. I, and a lot of other fans, think Andy has not reached his full capability as a writer and never will unless he takes a break and really thinks about what it is he's trying to achieve. If he really just wants money, the offer still stands--I'm sure many of us would send him the odd 20 quid. As for "wanker..." Pretty sure Andy feels the same way, and it DOES mean "I love you."
>>By Just Jon (Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006 02:40)
I heard it's more about 'loving yourself' but that aside....;-).... Our Nick Stone now gets mentioned in a dictionary! It's just like he's real haha
Deniability in fiction
Deniability is a popular concept in suspense fiction and thrillers:
The Mission: Impossible team was deniable, as "the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions if you are caught or killed."
In Clear and Present Danger, military orders are concealed in such a way as to let each commander in turn deny that they ordered a particular mission
A series of novels has been written by Andy McNab about the fictional operative Nick Stone, a deniable "K" operator for British Intelligence.
(from www.thefreedictionary.com)
:-)
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006 13:56)
Oh and something on the side: We found this on our doorstep (again)
"ftroop is Andy Mcnab's worst enemy"
If that is the case, I apologise to mr McNab
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006 14:17)
Don't recall having seen this one before.. it's well written ;-) You may notice the word 'recoil' in the text hahaha, just a coincidence probably ;-)
I'm lifting out a little part I thought was very funny, the rest of the article.. follow link
Knickers to you, too Dec 9 2005
Lowri Turner, Western Mail
It sounds like a bizarre idea. Author and former member of the SAS, Andy McNab, is launching a range of women's underwear. The working title for the line is, 'She Who Bares Wins' which is pretty cheesy, but I reckon McNab may be onto something.
(...)
The thing about straight men is they are simple. They know what they like and it is rarely what we expect.
I once kitted myself out in stockings and suspenders for a romantic evening with a partner, unveiled myself - tadah! - and was absolutely crushed when he took no interest whatsoever in my get-up.
In fact, he regarded all those straps and buttons with the suspicion a small boy might employ when faced with an especially tricky Meccano construction. The fear was he would be required to dismantle this unfamiliar piece of equipment and in front of an audience, too.
LOL!! well done Lowrie!
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/women/
020403columnists/tm_objectid=16464972&method=
full&siteid=50082&headline=knickers-to-
you--too-name_page.html
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006 15:05)
Oh sheesh I can't stop laughing about the 'draft' thing - you'll understand when you've read full article!
:-)))
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006 15:13)
LOL, great article Lynn, thanks!
As for us being Andy's "worst enemy"--with enemies like us, who needs friends? :)
>>By Just Jon (Thursday, 23 Feb 2006 04:47)
How can I be an enemy? For frickin cripes sakes, I put food on the guys table.
Anyone who wants to buy things from me for peer entertainment value, sheesh, thats a good ol "buddy" of mine, right?
I never met the man, don't care if I do, not really all that star struck, but sure like reading the author.
Like Jon and I have discussed, we're just "grunts."
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 23 Feb 2006 06:46)
Ok to late guys, if ya havent read it yet ...to bad. I aint doin no hidy thing that only AIB knows.
The very begining of Aggressor Ol Andy describes a seen in Waco Texas, suggesting that the SAS was down in good ol boy country, given out Brit advice to the hucksters trying to convince the old Davidians to come out with thier hands up. Ok not totally true, but close enough for us dedicated readers of the great one, Andy.
So experts, true story or did ol Andy just makin that up to entertain us readers?
I expect answers here, tommrow!!
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 2 Mar 2006 07:53)
According to my sources (Soldier of Fortune and a drunken limey I know), it's absolutely true. The paranoid right-wing-militia types were all upset about it when it became public a few years ago, though the presence of U.S. military at that Texas-sized barbeque upset them even more. Posse Comitatus, or whatever. If you google "delta force" and "waco" you'll probably find loads of info about it...I'm too tired to search for it at the moment.
>>By Just Jon (Thursday, 2 Mar 2006 10:09)
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