Aussie SAS disbanded because...

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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby Kurt » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:10 pm

snaark wrote:
Kurt wrote:I cannot find any mention of the Australian SAS being disbanded though.

It seems to still exist unless I missed something, I know the war crimes allegations from 2013 but is there a link for it actually disbanding? Or a plan to disband it?


AFAIK one squadron was disbanded, not the entire SAS.


The shitty squadron I assume? Seems fair.
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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby snaark » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:19 pm

Not even the one in this video, but another one (2nd squadron).
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Postby el3so » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:10 am

snaark wrote:On a side note, I'm not advocating what these guys did, but if you're going to execute someone, it might be a good idea to turn the GoPro off for a second...
Tarkan wrote:Aussie SAS had a bad rep in Afghanistan even among Americans (...) Insurgent or not, that's some bad optics.

That's what I hate most about the current state of this site. There's no more people on the ground/job giving their take on things, outside of all the media hubbub. Usually bringing nuance to the story, more often than not going against stereotype.
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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby Alphabet » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:33 am

Tarkan wrote:Aussie SAS had a bad rep in Afghanistan even among Americans. DEA refused to work with them after a couple of raids. The video I saw had them popping some unarmed kid while he was prone on the ground with his hands up and a dog chewing on his leg. Insurgent or not, that's some bad optics.



Yeah, because the DEA are such stellar dudes.
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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby Tarkan » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:11 pm

I mean, yeah, if you are so psychotic that the corrupt as fuck DEA won’t work with you, maybe that means you are in fact pretty fucking psycho.
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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby Alphabet » Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:37 am

Tarkan wrote:I mean, yeah, if you are so psychotic that the corrupt as fuck DEA won’t work with you, maybe that means you are in fact pretty fucking psycho.


DEA are totally boy scouts. Never lied, or crossed anyone.

If Barney Fife in Pig's Knuckle Texas is legit by law allowed to lie to you....DEA? LMFAO.

C'mon man. As an aside, how many deployments under your belt?
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Postby el3so » Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:29 pm

Alphabet wrote:This was a far left hit job. No one who was a civvie got dirt napped.
Read up a little about it.
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Re: Aussie SAS disbanded because...

Postby Tarkan » Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:57 pm

Alphabet wrote:
Tarkan wrote:I mean, yeah, if you are so psychotic that the corrupt as fuck DEA won’t work with you, maybe that means you are in fact pretty fucking psycho.


DEA are totally boy scouts. Never lied, or crossed anyone.

If Barney Fife in Pig's Knuckle Texas is legit by law allowed to lie to you....DEA? LMFAO.

C'mon man. As an aside, how many deployments under your belt?


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