Israel Matzav

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

When you do it, it's an outrage, and when we do it....

Fortunately for Britain, David Miliband (pictured) is no longer the foreign secretary, or this could look really embarrassing.

Miliband, as you might recall, was the foreign secretary a year ago, who called Israel's alleged use of British passports in its alleged Mahmoud al-Mabhouh liquidation an 'outrage,' and after expelling an Israeli diplomat, insisted on a written commitment from Israel never to do it again as a precondition for being allowed to name a replacement (I don't know whether that last condition was ever fulfilled).

On Monday, I reported on a group of British intelligence officers being caught by Libyan rebels in Beghazi. The report mentioned that the agents were carrying 'multiple passports.' What that report didn't mention is that the agents were carrying "passports from at least four different nationalities."

At least three of those four countries were not Britain. Were the foreign secretaries of those countries 'outraged'? Was Mr. Miliband? Was current foreign secretary William Hague? Are the Brits going to promise those four countries that they will never ever use their passports like this again? Are those four countries going to expel any British diplomats?

Does anyone else smell a double standard here?

Labels: British passports, David Miliband, Libya, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, MI6, Mossad, SAS, William Hague

Monday, March 07, 2011

Libyan rebels fear Israelis

Maybe the Brits should have sent James Bond (pictured here with an Aston-Martin). Maybe it wouldn't have helped.

A group of British agents from SAS and MI6, who traveled to Benghazi to meet with the Libyan rebels, were caught and sent back to England with their tails between their legs.

But here's the funniest part.

According to Guardian sources, the British intelligence and special forces unit were caught near the al-Khadra Farm Company, 18 miles (30km) south-west of Benghazi. A senior member of Benghazi's revolutionary council said: "They were carrying espionage equipment, reconnaissance equipment, multiple passports and weapons. This is no way to conduct yourself during an uprising.

"Gaddafi is bringing in thousands of mercenaries to kill us, most are using foreign passports and how do we know who these people are?

"They say they're British nationals and some of the passports they have are British. But the Israelis used British passports to kill that man in Dubai last year."

What, they want the Israelis to come to Benghazi to help them? Or do they fear we'll help Gadhafi? Heh.

Read the whole thing.

UPDATE 6:15 PM

More here.

Labels: forged passports, Libyan regime change, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, MI6, SAS