Read more British military stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8678/british-military.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:18:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74604/brits-in-iraq-us-military-bosses-were-like-martians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish military officers serving in Iraq in the early days found their American counterparts so uncommunicative they called them “a group of Martians” for whom “dialogue is alien." In documents leaked to the Daily Telegraph , the top British general says he didn't even have a secure line to Gen. Rick...http://www.newser.com/story/74604/brits-in-iraq-us-military-bosses-were-like-martians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:35:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73279/rogue-afghan-cop-kills-5-brit-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive British soldiers died in Helmand province yesterday after a rogue Afghan cop opened fire on a group of Afghan policemen and their British mentors drinking tea together. The mentors had been training the Afghans for two weeks when one of the trainees turned his weapon on them without warning....http://www.newser.com/story/73279/rogue-afghan-cop-kills-5-brit-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 6:17:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69006/times-scribe-recounts-ordeal-as-taliban-embed-at-gunpoint.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour days in the hands of the Taliban often felt more like a tour of insurgent territory than a hostage ordeal, writes rescued New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell. The militants struck his interpreter, Sultan Munadi, with a rifle when the two were seized, but did not mistreat them afterward—...http://www.newser.com/story/69006/times-scribe-recounts-ordeal-as-taliban-embed-at-gunpoint.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 3:01:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66539/radiohead-stuns-with-anthem-for-wwi-vet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRadiohead made waves when they let fans download their last album for whatever price they wanted, yet a new online-only track has been released in the past week to far less fanfare. "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" commemorates the last British veteran of World War I, who died last month...http://www.newser.com/story/66539/radiohead-stuns-with-anthem-for-wwi-vet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 7:39:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64539/after-rash-of-deaths-uk-rethinks-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last week within just 24 hours, the worst day of casualties the UK had seen in 30 years. After 15 fatalities in July alone, Gordon Brown is facing severe criticism for underfinancing the war effort, particularly for not providing enough helicopters to troops,...http://www.newser.com/story/64539/after-rash-of-deaths-uk-rethinks-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 9:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64330/sadistic-brit-soldiers-made-iraqis-dance-like-jacko.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish troops called Iraqi detainees "apes," beat them so that their moans of pain sounded like an "orchestrated choir," and forced them to dance like Michael Jackson, a public inquiry into the death of one of the detainees heard yesterday. The inquiry panel was told that Baha Mousa, a hotel...http://www.newser.com/story/64330/sadistic-brit-soldiers-made-iraqis-dance-like-jacko.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 3:54:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61516/uk-military-seeks-canine-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShort on canine recruits, Britain’s military has launched an effort to recharge the ranks, the Guardian reports. “Your country needs your dog,” the Ministry of Defence campaign proclaims, seeking German or Belgian shepherds, English springers, and Labradors in particular. The military typically gets dogs from shelters and private homes, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61516/uk-military-seeks-canine-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 15:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61357/brits-grab-105m-in-drugs-from-afghan-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish troops have seized a huge stash of Taliban drugs after fierce fighting in Afghanistan, the Telegraph reports. Soldiers from the elite Black Watch squad discovered opium, heroin, and cannabis with a street value of some $105 million after attacking a Taliban drug factory in Helmand province. A number of...http://www.newser.com/story/61357/brits-grab-105m-in-drugs-from-afghan-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 3:38:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59427/brit-families-can-sue-over-soldier-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British court has ruled that defense heads can be sued for neglecting soldiers’ human rights—meaning decisions made on the battlefield could be subject to litigation, the Times of London reports. The ruling stemmed from an inquest into the heatstroke death of a soldier due to what the coroner...http://www.newser.com/story/59427/brit-families-can-sue-over-soldier-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 8:22:01 CDT