Quote Originally Posted by Tribesman
One of my mates was down the road when those RMPs got shot. The Paras were trying to fight through to them but they failed.
Well your mate is bullshitting you , the role of the Paras and their failings that day were clearly shown in the MODs inquiry . They did bugger all to get to the police station because their CO decided it was too dangerous to attempt with the assets he had available .
What your mate is describing is the Paras operation 100 yards away from the police station , that occured before the RMPs had come under attack .
Yes, because 100 yards down the road was the tail end of the mob. 167 dead Iraqis, IIRC. Given there were only 20-30 of them I'd be inclined to agree with the Ruppert.

MOD enquiries are also bullshit.