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True Stories Behind The Hype
Published: Jul 11nd 2020 4:02am on My Diplomatic Life
This is a story of how the SAS rescued myself and two colleagues who were trapped in the British embassy in Tirana having been evacuated into the embassy on 12th September 12th 1998 as the country erupted into civil unrest and lawlessness. The boys from Hereford did good! This was my first diplomatic posting and ... Read moreSAS Rescue 3 Trapped British Diplomats in AlbaniaPublished: Jul 29nd 2020 12:28am on My Diplomatic Life
British Naval Hostages In Iran– The Backstory is an event that at the time in 2007 was global news. From my perspective as Her Majesty’s Consul to Iran at the time, it was a hopelessly frustrating and humiliating experience. As a proud maritime nation, it was also not exactly one of our finest moments. Now ... Read moreBritish Naval Hostages In Iran – The BackstoryPublished: Jul 4nd 2020 11:38am on My Diplomatic Life
Beating Gadaffi forces to the border during the Arab Spring of 2011 was a very near run thing. Our objective of evacuating 72 oil workers who were in Libya and desperately heading for the Algerian border was time critical. Gadaffi loyalists were in hot pursuit of them, either to kill them or more probably take ... Read moreBeating Gadaffi Forces To The Border Arab Spring 2011Published: Aug 1nd 2020 10:37am on My Diplomatic Life
Ambushed And Shot In Tirana – Conclusion, details the aftermath of the incident where myself and two colleagues from the British Embassy were ambushed on Dajte mountain in 1998 and my two colleagues shot. Tirana – Ambushed And Two Diplomats Shot The story continues: So we set off. There was a small convoy of police ... Read moreAmbushed And Shot In Tirana – Conclusion