From: jeff 

Steve Ewing wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:07:08 +0100, Adam Flinton
>  wrote:
>
>> Wrt the poor sods who decided not to drive fuel tankers in convoy
>> through an area festooned with RPG toting hostiles.....I'm right with
>> them.
>
>
> The other point is that they had already driven that fuel to a base
> where  it was rejected due to being contaminated.  If so, then they
> faced the  prospect of this hazardous trip for nothing: it would be
> different if it  were essential, but to deliver a load of worthless
> fuel-- may as well be  delivering doughnuts.
>

I heard one sound bite that made it sound like other soldiers within the
unit completed the mission... haven't heard of any mass slaughters of fuel
convoys from that unit recently. So much for "suicide."

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