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I know from my time stamp that that 7:53 my time was late here in the hated land, so your time stamp is even later at 10:09, uhmmm what the heck does that job of yours require? ahahhahah!!!
Secondly, what the hell do we need the SAS telling us how th handle the "smoke" inside the compound? Can't quiet figure that one out.(I thought we beat them 200 yrs ago) hahaha thats meant to iritate my friends over their.
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 2 Mar 2006 17:48)
I wonder if the Brits were helping at Ruby Ridge? Googling!!!
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 2 Mar 2006 18:08)
Well so was I, hoping maybe Worldbookday might be a reason for an online chat because the last one has been in 1857 or so it feels. Oh, now that reminds me of a joke a just read, but it was an adult joke and since I'm not sure about the average age here.. ;-) Flork me if you like it anyway.
Found this one though, it's from last year I think but I hate missing stuff ;-)
AUTHOR CHAMPIONS 2005
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
campaign/champions2005/andymcnab.html
Good Mrs Attenborough :-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 2 Mar 2006 22:49)
Here I thought it was just Dr.Suese birthday! Really?
>>By Reighnman (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 07:05)
Andy McNab, author of nine Sunday Times bestsellers, left school with no qualifications and joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was badged to 22 SAS Regiment and during the first Gulf War commanded an eight-man patrol tasked with destroying mobile Scud missile launchers – a mission which led to the deaths of three of his men and the capture and savage torture of four – including McNab. For their conduct, the Bravo Two Zero patrol became the most highly-decorated since the Boer War, and McNab’s account of the operation became the best-selling book of all time, published in 17 countries and translated into 16 languages. He speaks at the Museum to mark the publication of his new Nick Stone thriller, Recoil.
So Nick Stone it is :-)
>>By Lynn (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 11:38)
Museum?!? What museum? Where? When? ;o)
>>By am-i-binned (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 13:04)
(Lordy! What will it take to get that man to tour stateside?!?)
>>By am-i-binned (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 13:06)
How about Randy challenges him to a fight?
>>By camban (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 15:02)
Re: Museum--The museum in question is the British National Army Museum, famous for its Hall of Funny-Looking Salutes.
Re: My timestamp/job requirements--the less you know, the safer we'll all be.
Re: Brits at Ruby Ridge--That fiasco was, alas, all effa-be-eye HRT.
Re: Lynn's joke--a classic, flork her for it, you'll be glad you did!
Re: McNab vs. McFab--Randy fighting Andy would be like the Pope fighting God. Hey, that would be kinda cool! They're both infallible, so who would win?
>>By Just Jon (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 19:08)
> They're both infallible, so who would win?
The one 'who dares' is the expression Jon ;-)
>>By Lynn (Friday, 3 Mar 2006 21:44)
ANDY MCNAB VISITS HAILEYBURY
Last Wednesday, February 1, students at Haileybury had an unusual invitation: turn up to the Ayckbourn at 7.15pm to meet a world-famous author. The problem was that, because of security restrictions, no names could be mentioned.
In the week leading up to the event all manner of names were mentioned: J K Rowling, Dan Brown, even Salman Rushdie. The reason why it was made so secret – and why no cameras or mobile phones could be allowed into the reading – became obvious when you walked into the theatre. There on the walls were posters advertising the latest books by Andy McNab.
As Andy explained later, there are still plenty of people out there who bear big grudges against him for his time in the SAS, and he still receives death threats.
Together with fellow writer, Robert Rigby, both men spent over an hour talking about their lives, their time spent writing together, and their plans for the future. Both men took questions, and nothing was ‘off bounds’.
Andy left the British army as the most decorated soldier serving, but throughout the evening one was struck by his sense of humour and his modesty. If a reading can be judged by the amount of books sold then this was a huge success: the queue to have copies of Bravo Two Zero, as well as other editions, signed by both men, took over an hour to die down.
An heroic night!
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I'm sure. Sigh. ;-)
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 7 Mar 2006 23:46)
New DVD coming....
Special Forces: Untold Stories
Features Andy McNab of Bravo Two Zero
Release Date 24/04/2006
(I have to wonder what's left 'untold' concerning McNab.....)
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 8 Mar 2006 00:30)
Oops sorry... forgot url:
http://www.staxentertainment.com/
film_details.php?film_id=69&genre
=specialinterest&page=#
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 8 Mar 2006 00:32)
Re: New DVD, I hope the production quality is better than the other "Inside the SAS"-type vids. The actual "Inside the SAS" DVD, with Red Snapper or whatever the hell his name is, makes vintage East German porn look like Lord of the Rings. And the scenes with McNab--one gets the impression that they didn't hide his identity on purpose, it's just that the camera and lighting are total crap. I think I'll save my money and snarf this new DVD when it becomes available on the net, then if it's any good...I'll claim I bought it, and demand long jail sentences for those who download it illegally.
As to McNab's school visit, why does he keep saying he hides his identity due to death threats? Every celebrity gets death threats, and yet last time I saw Tom Cruise he didn't have a black bar over his eyes. The real reason Andy disguises himself is to protect contacts and family, I wish he wasn't too modest to admit that.
>>By Just Jon (Wednesday, 8 Mar 2006 23:31)
Oh, yeah, that "Inside the SAS" DVD? I uh, bought it.
>>By Just Jon (Wednesday, 8 Mar 2006 23:33)
Please read the folowing in your favorite robot voice!
I love Andy McNab. I worship the ground he walks on. I buy, like Jon and other F-Troopers everything he does for us loyalist.
Please read the disscussion guidelines, in response to Darrens banning, he is a big boy et al'ers and knows what he did wrong. Besides as you et-al'ers are all to aware of, gardening is easy? At least the guidelines are well written here.
Darrens got a fine website and he'll be fine. Oh, btw. I have read Fair Target, et al'ers, where is your discussion? Anyone read it yet? Or are we just big talkers?
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 9 Mar 2006 19:06)
Nice one, Reighnman, you've hit the nail on the head. We actually buy Andy's books, which pretty much gives us a right to say whatever we want about them. If I didn't support Andy, I sure as heck wouldn't spend time (and money) doing a website about him.
As to lost florkers, other message boards...Let's forget all that and stick to the topic at hand. The board yer referring to would get like five hits a month if we didn't go there. Google sure as heck can't find it--let's keep it that way. I only visit it to post insulting comments--I've honestly never read any responses.
Andy McNab draws a lot of sad weirdos out of the woodworks, chicks who claim to have known him, dudes who wish they were him, all of that...As normal people who just enjoy the books, the best thing, I think, is to be grateful that Marek has provided this awesome site and use his hard work as he intended, to share our favorite author with the rest of the world.
Thanks to MG and thanks to all the F-Troopers who help keep this board a positive, fun place!
>>By Just Jon (Friday, 10 Mar 2006 04:14)
Jon.... "we" buy his books??? Never! ;-)
Little snippet from article:
The ace-writer is Andy McNab (not his real name, which Queen's Regulations prohibit him divulging). McNab has a new novel, Aggressor, that is currently storming the bestseller lists alongside The Operative. A veteran (like Swofford) of Desert Storm, McNab left the SAS highly decorated. Having got his two war memoirs off his chest, past the censor, and into the charts, he has embarked on a string of adventure novels, following the exploits of his SAS hero, Nick Stone -- exploits which, we may well suspect, might closely resemble the author's own.
Within the kevlar-rigid confines of his genre, McNab has become a genuinely interesting writer. He specialises in what might be called teasing authenticity. Aggressor opens with Stone and the mates in his three-man team Arse" and "Charlie") helping out the ever-bumbling Yanks at, the Bkauch Davidian Waco siege, in Texas in 1993. Having shown their allies how to do it, the SAS men are appalled at the bloody carnage that ensues. Stone resigns the service in disgust. With allies like these, who needs Saddam Hussein?
McNab cannot tell us (those Queen's Regulations again) whether he, like Stone, participated covertly at Waco. But we do know that this was exactly the moment when he, like his hero, left the SAS. Teasingly authentic, or what?
This taste for authors whose hands are still stained with blood of their profession has increased as most men, with the abolition of conscription and the shrinkage of the armed forces, miss out on soldiering.
>>By Lynn (Friday, 10 Mar 2006 23:05)
This one is with other 'Internet Cafe Jokes'
Play Pac Man and state to person next to you, "These new games are incredible!"
;-)
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 14 Mar 2006 21:46)
The Herald - March 20 2006
Specialist forces move to jobs at private firms
Almost one in four of Britain's special forces' veterans has quit in the last three years to take up jobs in private military companies in Iraq.
More than 120 troopers from the 300-strong SAS and the 232-man Royal Marines' Special Boat Service have opted for up to seven times their government wages to work for what one senior officer described yesterday as "the acceptable face of the mercenary trade".
(....)
A letter has now been sent to all frontline SAS and SBS soldiers urging them to remember the kudos of belonging to the world's most exclusive units.
The letter, from the SAS's Hereford headquarters, also reminds them it would be "in everyone's interests" that they remain in government service.
For full article see:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/58361.html
>>By Lynn (Monday, 20 Mar 2006 15:30)
RECOIL synopsis!!
Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life. But when his private life starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his dark past comes knocking on his door..."Recoil" is another pulsating example of modern thriller writing at its very best: compelling, authentic and utterly real. McNab has worked for many years behind the headlines and he knows only too well what makes them...
Switzerland.. Africa... he'll get the flu with the change in weather ;-)
>>By Lynn (Monday, 20 Mar 2006 23:05)
Knowing Nick S, it will be "bird" flu too ;-)
>>By Ninjawoman (Tuesday, 21 Mar 2006 16:27)
One bird is not enough Ninj ? I'll go bankrupt on the "I Hate.." t-shirts ;-)
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 22 Mar 2006 13:02)
I am most concerned about the "HOT" chick from Aggressor! If you drop her McNab, thats the last I'll buy from you. I am expecting a large family by the 3rd book with her.
It's Nicks biggest downfall, he needs to get more. Plus, studies show, more chicks will grove your books Andy. At least that's what Vince Flynn once told me. But hey, he kills off the chicks as fast as you do.
See ya!!!!
>>By Reighnman (Wednesday, 22 Mar 2006 17:52)
Ignore last post by Reighnman, he's bluffing anyway
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 22 Mar 2006 21:54)
McNab wheeled into the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 commenting on the operation to release the hostages today (did you know he was only imprisoned for 6 weeks?) go to the 'listen again' option on the web site. It was on around 13:55.
See he has 3 books coming out this year, busy boy, hope they are good enough.
>>By camban (Thursday, 23 Mar 2006 15:16)
News:
The three Christian Paeacemaker Team members rescued my the American military, refuse to thank the rescuers (American Soliders).
Good Lord, whats wrong with people? I understand they did not refuse the help to leave the cage they were in.
Start looking at blogs from the soldier reports from Iraq, hell they are more accurate and you'll see the good thats being done.
I dare you to google the CPT websites they'll make most of us ill.
WWAD....What Would Andy Do? Maybe this, WWRMD, What Would Randy McFab Do?
>>By Reighnman (Thursday, 23 Mar 2006 20:35)
Lots of news about the Rescue Operation:
Kember Rescue: Flawless SAS Mission
The operation to free three peace activists in Iraq is widely believed to have been led by the SAS. Multinational forces carried out an overnight raid to release the men, which had been planned over several weeks. But officials have refused to confirm whether the Special Air Service was involved.
(..)
Former SAS trooper Andy McNab told Sky News: "The execution of the mission itself was flawless."
He said: "The most important weapon in these types of operations is not what we call the 'bang-bang' at the end of the operation, it is the information that is built up.
And McNab said: "It is all about speed, aggression and surprise. You have got to get in there and get them out before there is any reaction from the hostage takers."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/23032006/140/
kember-rescue-flawless-sas-mission.html
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British troops make 'flawless' hostage rescue
When Jack Straw revealed this morning that "British military personnel" had been involved into today's operation to release the three hostages in Iraq, he effectively confirmed that the SAS had chalked up another success in their illustrious 65-year history.
(..)
Andy McNab, who served with the SAS in the first Iraq war, said it appeared today's operation had been "flawless".
"The key to these operations is the information. Once a target has been identified, the commander would have started to form a plan and could well have sent in covert operators to check out the area. You need to know the detail, like, is the front door made of wood or metal, so you can work out the equipment needed to get in."
He told Sky News that although it was a multi-national operation, there would not have been British forces going in on one floor and Americans on another.
He said they would have been allocated different roles within the operation with the Iraqis likely to have been guarding an outer cordon to prevent people entering or kidnappers escaping.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/
Story/0,,1738083,00.html
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Captured suspect sent troops to hostage house
Peace activist Norman Kember was freed just hours after coalition forces captured a suspect who knew where the hostages were being held.
(...)
Speaking to BBC News 24, Mr McNab said that during the actual snatch the hostages can expect to be treated quite aggressively by their rescuers.
This is the best way to keep control of people who are possibly frightened, weak or excited that they have a chance of freedom.
Mr McNab said: "A lot of hostages see their rescuers and tend to grab them as a form of security, so they are secured quite aggressively.
"You have to get them out of the danger area, get them in a holding pen, confirm that you have got the right guys and then they can move on to get medical attention and consequently be released."
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/
middle_east/article353210.ece
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 23 Mar 2006 22:07)
Reighman, make sure you are sitting down for what I am about to tell you may come as a shock. ... It wasn't the Americans ... it was the Brits .. again .. sorry.
>>By Ninjawoman (Thursday, 23 Mar 2006 22:14)
Thanx Cam!! Great of you to let us know!
The url is http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/
Go to "Listen again" - Thursday
Kember item starts at 02.46.26, McNab (from Westminster) starts at 02.51.20
It will probably be on for just a week or so.. so best listen asap!
:-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 23 Mar 2006 22:40)
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