http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/stephen_farrell/index.html
Too bad the above article conveniently didn’t mention the British Commando that died during the operation.
Another article with more info…http://news.aol.com/article/new-york-times-reporter-stephen-farrell/658079
typical of the NY times !!!
I am sure that the NY Times will write a hit piece on how the British Commandos were overly aggressive and used excessive force.
Why trade a good soldier for a NY times reporter? RIP.
AMEN…we need to just shell out as many of those unAmerican commie bastards at the times we can and leave them there!
RIP to the fallen SAS member and prayers to his family.
someone beat them too it.
“Questions raised over bloody raid to free British journalist in Afghanistan”
Mmmm let’s see.
A cynical man might say that Gordon wanted to prove his bona-fides against terrorism in light of the Libyan deal. :eek:
I hope for the sake of the dead commando that this is not the case.
Lets hope he didn’t learn from Clinton when he bombed the Aspirin factory in Sudan during the Monica ordeal.
First thing that came to my mind.
NY Times should have done a front page tribute.
Typical.
The first thing that journalist should have done was write a front page article in honor of the fallen SAS commando that sacrificed his life for the journalist’s freedom.
Let me guess, not gonna happen.
…and we’ve hit a new low.
“No greater love a man has than to lay down his life for a friend.” RIP
British Special Forces Rescue NY Times Reporter
You know, those guys are pretty good at that.
Good on 'em.
Could you imagine the look on those ragheads when they crashed the party. P.S. I can say “raghead” can’t I? Reference U.S. Constitution, 1st Amendment
Its 9/11. Say any derogatory term that applies to them. Please.
Copy that. You know I saw one the other day at an intersection and I thought to myself “You know if I were O.J. I could kill them and get away with it.” I’ve gotten rather militant lately. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. But I like it.
Just to be clear, I was referring more to the radical ones and not just someone who looks like they could be. Derogatory terms should be reserved for the ones who deserve it. Now If they had a death to america bumper sticker of some sort, then I would expect nothing less than you running them off the road. 
They looked a little militant. Now I know that doesn’t make them militant. They very well could cling to the bible and guns like I do but I doubt it. If Vegas doesn’t give odds on it there’s a reason.
That’s flippin’ ridiculous. Life ain’t a Disney movie, you can’t tell everybody’s character and intents just based on looks. :rolleyes:
I effkin’ hate getting that look from morons.
Anyway, an SAS trooper for a damn reporter. Not a fair trade. 
The dead interpreter gets more mention. 
Edit:
An article by the reporter:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/world/middleeast/07falluja.html?_r=1
Italian dude goes sight seeing around Iraq, alone.
WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE??!!1
Is it really necessary to rescue these retards?
Well, it wasn’t Brit special forces according to the Brit press.
The troops were from the Para Reg, along with some bootnecks. These are considered Elite Forces, not Special Forces. SF is used to describe SAS, SBS.
Thus, the soldier killed was not SAS. The troops who did the raid deserve the proper recognition and probably would not appreciate being labled SAS…