weve been invaded and no one noticed?

[crashrepairman]

Perhaps ive missed the uk news? or is it they report differant news here in spain?
Gibralter was "Invaded" by Spainish police who by force removed a Spaniard who had been arrested and put in prison.
Is this not an act of war?

[crashrepairman]

The Chief Minister Peter Caruana has asked the UK Government to take ‘Effective Action’ to uphold British Sovereignty of Gibraltar’s territorial waters.

...These comments follow the collapse of relations between the Gibraltar Government and Spanish Central Administration in Madrid. This also follows a considerable period of time in which the Spanish Government including their main principal enforcement agency, who have all but physically taken over control of the waters surrounding Gibraltar!

These never-ending confrontational incursions into Gibraltar waters, including the many provocative statements, culminating late last month when the Guardia Civil broke the rules book including local laws when they violently assisted a Spanish national to escape, this person at the time being under lawful police arrest by the RGP and in British jurisdictional waters.

[Sheets Tabuer]

We sent a boat but it's a bit stuck at the moment.

[FourWheelDrift]

crashrepairman said:

Perhaps ive missed the uk news? or is it they report differant news here in spain?
Gibralter was "Invaded" by Spainish police who by force removed a Spaniard who had been arrested and put in prison.
Is this not an act of war?

So, a detachment of Marines landed on a Spanish beach instead of a Gibraltar one in 2002 when they stormed from a landing craft on to the San Felipe beach in the Spanish town of La Linea, carrying 60mm mortars and SA80 assault rifles, and took up defensive positions on the sand.

Spanish were not pleased but they didn't go all stupid and declare an act of war.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

FourWheelDrift said:

crashrepairman said:

Perhaps ive missed the uk news? or is it they report differant news here in spain?
Gibralter was "Invaded" by Spainish police who by force removed a Spaniard who had been arrested and put in prison.
Is this not an act of war?

So, a detachment of Marines landed on a Spanish beach instead of a Gibraltar one in 2002 when they stormed from a landing craft on to the San Felipe beach in the Spanish town of La Linea, carrying 60mm mortars and SA80 assault rifles, and took up defensive positions on the sand.

Spanish were not pleased but they didn't go all stupid and declare an act of war.

Was that a genuine mistake by the British, or did they know full well where they were landing?


Genuine question, as I know nothing about either story

[crashrepairman]

but that was a mistake! what the spanish did was intentional!

[FourWheelDrift]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

FourWheelDrift said:

crashrepairman said:

Perhaps ive missed the uk news? or is it they report differant news here in spain?
Gibralter was "Invaded" by Spainish police who by force removed a Spaniard who had been arrested and put in prison.
Is this not an act of war?

So, a detachment of Marines landed on a Spanish beach instead of a Gibraltar one in 2002 when they stormed from a landing craft on to the San Felipe beach in the Spanish town of La Linea, carrying 60mm mortars and SA80 assault rifles, and took up defensive positions on the sand.

Spanish were not pleased but they didn't go all stupid and declare an act of war.

Was that a genuine mistake by the British, or did they know full well where they were landing?


Genuine question, as I know nothing about either story

Map reading mistake - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1827554.st...

[dirkgently]

It will save an 8000 mile cruise.

[crashrepairman]

This thread was intended as "tongue in cheek", however whats the differance between what they did and you and your mates going down the local police station and removing a suspect thats under arrest?

[Spiritual_Beggar]

crashrepairman said:

This thread was intended as "tongue in cheek", however whats the differance between what they did and you and your mates going down the local police station and removing a suspect thats under arrest?

It's a good ole' fashioned Jailbreak......yeeee haaaawwww!

It's times like this that the Bristish Military need to ask themselves;

"What would Clint do?"


Or John for that matter

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Friday 22 October 20:50

[FourWheelDrift]

Anyway Spanish police, removing a Spaniard from UK sovereign land. Good idea in my opinion.

Perhaps we could invite them back here for some overtime

[FraserLFA]

Sheets Tabuer said:

We sent a boat but it's a bit stuck at the moment.

Very good

[tubbystu]

FourWheelDrift said:

Anyway Spanish police, removing a Spaniard from UK sovereign (albeit EU) land.

[bigandclever]

crashrepairman said:

but that was a mistake! what the spanish did was intentional!

What about last year when the Navy used a Spanish buoy as target practice?

[Eric Mc]

Looking at the OP's post, we have been invaded by the phantom apostrophe and capital letter thieves.