• Soldier 'Played Dead' As Afghan Attacked
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[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/inquest-taliban-hide-among-afghan-police-150413049.html]Source[/url] [quote]A young British soldier has told an inquest how he lay still and "played dead" after being shot by an Afghan policeman who killed five of his colleagues. Lance Corporal Liam Culverhouse said he decided "just to lay there, shut my eyes, and hold my breath" during the attack on their checkpoint in November 2009. The British soldiers had been helping to mentor members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) in Nad e Ali and had returned from a joint patrol to the relative safety of their base when the shooting started. LCpl Culverhouse said they had unloaded their weapons and taken off their body armour when an officer they had been helping to train, named only as Gulbuddin, opened fire on them with an AK47. He said: "I saw a flash of red in my injured eye. Due to the nature of my injury I knew I'd been shot. "I feel pain first, then my eye went all black, I was blinded straight away. I heard screams and swear words." He said he could see Gulbuddin standing in front of him with his gun, wearing civilian clothes of pale dishdash - a traditional Arab robe - and Afghan hat rather than his usual police uniform. LCpl Culverhouse had been sitting next to Sergeant Matthew Telford and Regimental Sergeant Major Darren Chant, both of whom were killed in the attack. He said: "I saw Sgt Telford standing, with one arm back like he was going to punch him (Gulbuddin). After another burst of gunfire he then dropped to his knees." The young soldier said Gulbuddin was screaming in what appeared to be a "war cry" and that he had frozen, unsure whether to approach him or run away. He continued: "After he fired another burst at me I promptly decided it was time to get out of there." LCpl Culverhouse was then shot at least twice more before deciding to lie still and pretend to be dead. He said Gulbuddin came over to check on him before the gunfire changed in pitch as he headed into the accommodation block. "All I could hear was gunfire, scream, gunfire, scream, gunshot," he said. LCpl Culverhouse then lost consciousness before being woken by the sound of a Chinook helicopter arriving overhead. RSM Chant, 40, Sgt Telford, 37, and Guardsman Jimmy Major, 18, from the Grenadier Guards, were killed in the attack alongside Corporal Steven Boote, 22, and Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith, 24, from the Royal Military Police on November 3, 2009. Their commanding officer, Lt Col Charles Walker told the inquest the five men were "the bravest of the brave". He said: "It is a singular honour that I have had to have worked with them in Afghanistan. The foundations that they laid continue today. "There is prosperity in that region now, and I have no doubt that is down to the work they did in those early days." He said his thoughts were with the men's families, who have travelled to the coroner's court in Trowbridge for the inquest. The hearing also heard evidence of drug abuse among the ANP, with the suspect Gulbuddin described as "one of the main cannabis culprits". LCpl Culverhouse said he had seen him taking drugs on duty and that he may well have been under their influence at the time of the attack.[/quote] It annoys me how this article portrays the soldier as cowardly.
THE soldier saved his own life
Pretty smart of him. Shame he couldn't save his buddies.
He was going to lose his life as well if he fought back, fuck the people that hate him for it.
I'd shit my pants in a situation like that. He's not a coward, he just didn't want to die.
He had been shot 3 times and had a gun pointed at him, I don't think there's a lot he could have done. Guy saved his own life and couldn't have done any more.
I love how they gently, but not really, say that weed makes you do crazy things like shoot your instructor.
So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29903872]So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?[/QUOTE] Who knows. Could have been high on something, could have been crazy, could have been working for Taliban, could of been all at the same time. Why does anyone go on an insane shooting spree?
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29903872]So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?[/QUOTE] is it really that hard to understand? he was a member of the ANP who they were training, but he was actually a terrorist. waited until they unloaded their guns and took off their armour then shot them.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29903872]So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?[/QUOTE] except they weren't his mates
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29903872]So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?[/QUOTE] [highlight]REEFER MADdNESS[/highlight]
[quote]"I saw a [B]flash of red in my injured eye[/B]. Due to the nature of my injury I knew I'd been shot."[/quote] BLOODY EYE SO REAL
Well it's not like he could have done anything to begin with given the circumstances.
A terrorist that is fooled by laying down and playing dead... [img_thumb]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/005/cache/grizzly-bear_566_600x450.jpg[/img_thumb] In all seriousness, that's terrible that it happened, and even worse that the news is trying to paint him as a coward.
Playing dead is the smartest move you could ever make in a situation like this.
[QUOTE=Jimbomcb;29903982]is it really that hard to understand? he was a member of the ANP who they were training, but he was actually a terrorist. waited until they unloaded their guns and took off their armour then shot them.[/QUOTE] What a fucking pathetic and cowardly thing to do. (Gulbuddin not the Solider)
I doubt he was able to protect himself or his friends after being shot like that, he was smart and logical not a coward. There's no reason to waste your life if you couldn't even stand up.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukGJQ7jnGyc[/media] Skip to 4:58 :v:
Why did he even tell them? I'd just say I lost consciousness when I got shot.
Must have been a fucking terrifying experience
I don't think it portrays him as cowardly at all. It sounds like they were all unarmed and had no defense against the shooter. Playing dead was the only thing he really could do, even if it means he can only save himself.
In all honesty, playing dead is really all you can do in a situation like that. If you've been ambushed and you're injured, standing up and trying to fight while disadvantaged is just going to get you really killed. :v:
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29903872]So why did Gulbuddin started killing his mates randomly?[/QUOTE] A lot of terrorists work as law enforcement so they can ambush soldiers. It's really quite sickening.
This happened in 2009.
[QUOTE=Sharker;29920061]This happened in 2009.[/QUOTE] And the article was posted yesterday so what's your point.
he did what he had to, otherwise it would've been six dead
For some odd reason, the shooter reminds me of Full Metal Jacket when it is the last night at boot-camp.
[QUOTE=areolop;29921366]For some odd reason, the shooter reminds me of Full Metal Jacket when it is the last night at boot-camp.[/QUOTE] It's just Pyle wasn't a terrorist who planned to kill men to try make a political point.
[QUOTE=Beezleboss;29903658]He was going to lose his life as well if he fought back, fuck the people that hate him for it.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Plus a dead soldier is a useless soldier.
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