Interview with Ben Griffin at the demonstration with 'Press TV', published 13 December 2011. You can unsubscribe at any time.Ben Griffin served in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Afghanistan and IraqThe 32 Welsh soldiers who lost their lives in AfghanistanBritish soldiers leaving Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Still he has got balls which will no doubt appear in chapters three to five. Ben Griffin, a former SAS soldier, was speaking out on rendition. Freedom of speech and opinion and all that, fair enough. You could almost split the Americans into two groups: ones who were complete crusaders, intent on killing Iraqis, and the others who were in Iraq because the Army was going to pay their college fees. I knew, so others must have known, that this was not the way to conduct operations if you wanted to win the hearts and minds of the local population. They had no understanding or interest in the Arab culture. “In Iraq we were told we were out to catch ‘high-value targets. Griffin, 29, left the British army in 2005 after three months in Baghdad, saying he disagreed with the "illegal" tactics of US troops.
Ben Griffin (SAS) (born 1977), former British SAS soldier and anti-war activist Ben Griffin (footballer) (born 1986), Australian football (soccer) player General Benjamin S. Griffin (born 1946), United States Army; Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. (1910–1990), Florida politician Benjamin Griffin (alpine skier) (born 1986), New Zealand skier “Any men we found of military age were detained, whether we were looking for them or not. 'The Making of a Modern British Soldier', speech by Griffin at the Kingston-upon-Thames Quaker Centre, October 2015. Griffin was born in 1977 in London, England, to a family with military connections. He expected to be court-martialled, but was instead let go with a glowing testimonial from his commanding officer.
Ben Griffin (SAS) (born 1977), former British SAS soldier and anti-war activist Ben Griffin (footballer) (born 1986), Australian football (soccer) player General Benjamin S. Griffin (born 1946), United States Army; Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. (1910–1990), Florida politician Benjamin Griffin (alpine skier) (born 1986), New Zealand skier After three months in Baghdad, Ben Griffin told his commander that he was no longer prepared to fight alongside American forces.He said he had witnessed "dozens of illegal acts" by US troops, claiming they viewed all Iraqis as "If only we had politicians who had the same honesty and moral courage . His initial public pronouncements involved a critique of the use of the British military to facilitate the foreign policy of the Griffin is the Co-ordinator of the United Kingdom branch of In 2011 Griffin took part in a demonstration outside the American Embassy in London in support of In April 2013 Griffin took part in a debate at the In December 2015 Griffin along with two other members of This article is about the former British SAS soldier. . The Americans were doing things like chucking farmers into Abu Ghraib or handing them over to the Iraqi authorities, knowing full well they were going to be tortured.The Americans had a well-deserved reputation for being trigger happy. I think the Iraqis detested them.“I saw a lot of things in Baghdad that were illegal or just wrong. What he has done is generate a lot of bullshine from the jump on a bandwagon politicos and heartache merchants. Stock swindlers, serial killers, child molesters, Christian conservatives... these people are highly motivated." Ben(jamin) Griffin may refer to: . From the Sunday Telegraph: An SAS soldier has refused to fight in Iraq and has left the Army over the "illegal" tactics of United States troops and the policies of coalition forces. Difficult one. Ben Griffin is an ex SAS trooper who I saw on a Russian propaganda channel. Join Facebook to connect with Ben Griffin and others you may know. If he can make a few quid flogging some SAS-Porn, again, good luck to him.
When you asked the Americans why they killed people, they would say ‘we were up against the tough foreign fighters’. however i will reserve final judgement as i don't know the full details or the person involved.Perhaps his gentle handling had something to do with a General Election following 2 months after he was allowed to leave without prosecution!He has earned the right to comment in public, which is more than can be said for the majority of commentators and politicians who would run in terror from even a whiff of danger.Fair one. The tactics were draconian and completely ineffective. We had appropriated his palaces to become military bases.When Ben went home on leave, he decided he could not go back.“From my point of view something was wrong and I could not go back there,” he said. 'I didn't join the British Army to conduct American foreign policy', 'Daily Telegraph', 12 March 2006 Interview with Ben Griffin, 'H-Hour - A Sniper's Broadcast', published on Youtube 19 January 2019. Ben Griffin Benjamin Griffin (born 1977) is a former British SAS soldier who refused to return to Iraq and left the Army, citing not only the “illegal” tactics of United States troops and the policies of coalition forces but also that the invasion itself was illegal, being contrary to international law.