Deadly retaliation by Kiwi SAS troops revealed

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 6:04p.m.

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New Zealand's elite SAS troops hunted down Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan responsible for the death of Kiwi Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell, it was revealed tonight.

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22 Apr 2011 12:29a.m.

Paul wrote:

Islamic terror has to be wiped from the globe at any cost!, good on the army for hunting them down,

21 Apr 2011 04:28p.m.

L W wrote:

Of course the Media would say that they "hunted" them down. Thats what THEIR opinion of the situation is. The fact of the matter is that these insurgents have killed many before and it just so happens that they may have been responsible for the death of Tim O' Donnell. Even if they werent, The SAS have put a stop to them being able to kill again. And in saying that theyve put us Kiwis in Danger?.. We were always going to be. We arent a nation that stands back and doesnt get involved. We're always there to help. Thats what KIWIs do.

21 Apr 2011 07:25a.m.

Ruz wrote:

I don't know why the Government and the SAS are so keen to ensure that this "retaliation" exercise is not described as a "revenge" attack. It's apparent that it is exactly that so why the quibling over semantics?

21 Apr 2011 03:52a.m.

dave wrote:

"and with American assistance"- so it was the yanks then....

21 Apr 2011 03:15a.m.

Kiwi K wrote:

Lets look at this in real terms without patriotism involved. They kill 1 of ours, we kill 12 of theirs, remembering we are in their country, so, they place a bomb in the Bee-Hive or fly a plane into a building. The vicious cycle continues.

20 Apr 2011 11:00p.m.

Jill wrote:

Now NZ is on terrorist target list! Well done SAS and all those brain-washed supporters, instead of protecting this country, you just put all kiwis in danger.

20 Apr 2011 09:39p.m.

Ignacio wrote:

For all those naive people. Wars are messy, and they bring the worst of people, you kill one of mine, I kill two of yours!!. Insurgents, same as terrorists don't follow codes, no uniforms, they are cowards who hide amongst innocent civilians to just attack and go!.

Well killed, all fo them..it is war after all, and whoever kills more of the other side wins, isnt it?

20 Apr 2011 08:19p.m.

M M wrote:

James, I never speculated on whether or not it was retaliation. There was nothing to agree or disagree with there. My point is that they secured the area. Which is good.

20 Apr 2011 07:58p.m.

Uts wrote:

So how is that "War on Terror" going? Something tells me if we keep supporting an empire that invades other countries we could well end up on the list for the next attack. How's that for some big picture understanding Jax?

20 Apr 2011 07:57p.m.

Ruz wrote:

Sounds like a revenge attack to me. TV3 tonight said that the SAS hunted down the 12 insurgents who they think were responsible for O'Donnell's death.