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    This was a diplomatic mission and the SAS were only acting as escorts. For them to open fire on the innocent farmers would have not exactly been sensible and would have been totally counter to what they would have wanted to achieve. It seems the diplomats (probably MI6) were trying to make contact with a particular rebel leader in that region and that leader did not want any contact. From what I read though only 4 were SAS and the others MI6 and diplomats (one a local MI6 agent).

    This hardly tarnishes the SAS image as you suggest PaulB, it would have been tarnished though if they had killed innocent farmers.

    There is likely to be a lot that we dont know about this and never will.

    I do agree though that the government has not exactly covered itself in glory over this matter (the whole Libyan issue that is). A lot of questions need to be asked in goverment about the advice they are getting.

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