Iranian Embassy Siege | Day SAS came out of Shadows (Marine Reacts)
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- The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London. The gunmen, members of Arabs of KSA group campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in the southern Iranian region of Khuzestan Province, took 26 people hostage-mostly embassy staff, but also several visitors, as well as a police officer who had been guarding the embassy. Subscribe for New Videos: ua-cam.com/users/jameso.... Amazon Affiliate Link - amzn.to/3gVnlzq.
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The SAS makes me proud to be British. In this day and age, it's welcome.
I agree my guy, the SAS are bloody incredible. It’s like a privilege to be protected by them
Couldn't agree more. The dedication and self sacrifice they endure is second to none.
Dont forget the rest of our brilliant millitary forces.
Rock on brother!
Your friend from the United States 🇺🇸
God bless Britain and the rest of the world stay safe
As a Brit, I find it pathetic when anyone criticises the SAS for any of this. I 100% support every single shot fired. The people acting as if the SAS were just killing people randomly need to realise something; the people who said that they themselves had “failed” are a demonstration that being nice and trying to talk their way out of it doesn’t work. Yet there they are almost crying over the SAS being mean to the terrorists. This ridiculous and frankly cowardly attitude which people have, means they get all upset because someone else has the balls to make tough decisions
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the procedure for taking a surrendering enemy combatant prisoner is more complicated than civilians think , the SAS sent men into the building to eliminate the lethal threat to life in a multi room multi level occupancy and to evacuate hostages saftley,quickly and efficiently, they did not send in spare men to do safe search and restraint procedures on threats that may or may not be genuinely trying to surrender, terrorists and spy's are not offered the same protections as recognised combatants and nor should they be . Man managing a prisoner whom may flare up again at any moment and whom may have concealed threats is a job in itself . terrorists and spys are knowingly working outside of the Geneva convention and rules of engagement.
My sentiments exactly
@@rayalbion9637 SAS The Surgeons Scalpel used to cut out the cancer
Those dubious shots where fired to send a message to the world " Commit a terrorist act on British soil, make sure you estate is in order first". It worked.
I agree with our host…….as a former Royal Marine (not SAS) I believe that for people who don’t want trouble, we need people who run towards trouble on their behalf…..I salute them.
Hear, hear!
Semper Fi,Bro.
The biggest terrorist organisations on the planet are the British and American government's 100% fact how many innocent people lost their lives in Iraq all because off greed makes me sick
Quite sad that since the IRA threat went the regiment literally hired ours out to the CIA coke business . Youd think the Islam threat would have record numbers going for selection .
Thank you for your service.
SAS quote... It's God's job to forgive terrorists, it's our job to arrange the meeting.
No Sh1t Bro.
Brilliant!
Not heard that one - love it!
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To right it is
Idiot Reporter: "Had you ever killed anyone before?"
SAS Soldier: "...Yes."
What a stupid question. This is the SAS, not a guy on his first tour.
its like asking a porn star have you ever fucked
@@ulrohermit1369 😂
@Brent Burton Northern Ireland. I should know.
@Brent Burton You're so full of shit. As mentioned by Hong Kong, they were in NI in those days doing things none of us will ever hear about.
The motive was to feel us out to see what we would do.
Everyone's gangsta until the shadows start sipping tea.
Best comment!
Brilliant
Love this
Wow I finally found someone in this world with the same last name as me lmao
@@OceanicMaestro - Manchester, and the north of England in general seems to have a fair few. It's a name that seems to be almost non-existent anywhere else, though.
RIP Mac, he was an absolute diamond of a man and the loss of his son in Afghan broke him. Great video as always
@BarNone 94 That makes the story even worse...
Easy day out for the SAS.....
Well said sir
He was a Royal Green Jacket and a fine one at that .That day with the other men that fell was the regiments blackest day .
Well said, Scottish legend 👏
I was a young British soldier when this happened. It inspired me! We still make superb soldiers, but unfortunately we no longer make politicians with the moral fortitude and balls of Thatcher. Agree with every comment you made sir! Have served many times with our US comrades, amazing how different our countries are, but soldiers have a common bond! As for the alleged controversy of the SAS killing unarmed terrorists, you are absolutely on point - civilians simply don’t understand the potential risks. When you send in the troops, the negotiations are over!
They didn't call her the Iron Lady for nothing!
How many of the "hostages" were Jewish is what we need to know.....
God bless you mate!! Cheers from Canada!
Some civvies understand, and we appreciate you 👍🏻
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Eh?
see thats what pisses me off, "the most controversial shootings the SAS carried out." there was no controversy about it. the terrorist had all the opportunity in the world to surrender. and they just killed more hostages before giving up. Its lights out folks, all the respect in the world to that team.
Well it's a good thing if the most controversial shooting was shooting terrorists as it shows that they only do their job, yes there will always be idiots saying they gave up but the man they executed also gave up and yet they killed him
@@notnice8 Rusty Firmin one of the SAS guys who was in the telex room justifies it by basically saying they put themselves in a position where they were unable to surrender no controversy at all, if they weren't aggressors they wouldn't be there. I agree with him completely it's like an execution in many ways your behavior has justified the action that has been done to you, it's like the cop killer who the police wont attempt to take alive because it's too risky to as that person has shown total disregard to life.
Spot. On.
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‘If you live by the sword, you die by the sword’
“What they didn’t understand was, the U.K. has a thing called the SAS”
Yes, yes we do
The reporters were D bags. So much disrespect.
Yes y'all do bro.
@PK-åłľ -DAY we do, but VERY strict laws
@PK-åłľ -DAY yeah our government cares about guns
@PK-åłľ -DAY Back in the 80s we could own pistols and rifles just like you in the states. Only in the past 20-30 years has it changed.
Say what you like about Thatcher, she had more balls than all the MPs in today's parliament.
big fan here in the states
@@JamesonsTravels Big fan of yours, here in the UK.
@@JamesonsTravels she also forced austerity on large portions of the country, she was a horrific excuse of a human being
@@danielfield1606 No she didn't the unions caused the all the unrest back then.
@@danielfield1606 Money has to come from somewhere.
There is a big difference between the police and the military in the UK and an even bigger difference when it comes to the SAS. I’m immensely proud to be British & of my Grandfather who served in North Africa WW2.
Don't mention British Military Police though. They're a bunch of useless wankers.
my father was in africa ww2 british navy
As a British, Welsh citizen and an army veteran I can honestly say with my hand on my heart "I am so damn proud of our SAS"!...I was born in 1971 and I can remember watching this on the news, I was 9 years old and I remember thinking to myself, I'm going to join the army when I'm old enough. Not only did I join up, I served in the same regiment that my Father had been in.
I was born in 02 and i admire the SAS and SBS on an absolute pedestal, the genuine best of the best make me proud of my heritage, there is much about the UK that doesn't but there are still many things that do and the SAS are definetly among them.
And what regiment did you join
@@truckingcowboyo, I joined 22nd Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery from 89-93 then 16th Air Defence Regiment 93-96, we had tracked and towed Rapier, Surface To Air Missile.
Cymru am byth butt
@@carwyngriffiths. Rwyn falch o fod yn gymro.
"We get dirty, the World stays clean, that's the mission"
"Where do we draw the line?"
"We draw the line... Where we need it."
" there's a fine line between right and wrong, and somewhere in the shadows they send us in to find it"
I'm an onion
@@carlmichael771 “they say the truth is the first casualty of war”
“This is for the record...history is written by the victor.History is full of liars . If we die and he lives his truth becomes written,and it’s is lost cause all you need to trick the world , is one good lie and a river of blood. He’s about to complete the greatest trick a liar ever played on history, his truth will be the truth...but only if he lives and we die”.~ Captain John Price
Mad Respect to the SAS from across the Pond.
Poland can into space
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"Have you ever killed before?" " Yes". Without even blinking. The SAS are not to be messed with.
"Did you give him a warning?"
"Ha, no, we shot him. He had a hand grenade; we shot him."
Haha when he says that he,s got the eyes of a killer.Makes me smile every time.😁👍
That was it. End if story.
And I couldn't agree more
The guy with the grenade on the stairs collected 32 bullet wounds on his trip from the top of the staircase to the bottom.
As one SAS soldier said, 'pretty good shooting, a whole magazine full'.
@@oldgitsknowstuff Only 32?
The only thing you should feel when shooting your enemy is RECOIL
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RedfieldActual wow that is savage
Depends on who your shooting
Best line ever
In another interview, Mac was asked the same question. As he said here, "I felt nothing except a slight recoil".
Max Vernon died this week. He played a key role in saving hostages lives, giving the SAS time to plan and kept the leader distracted during the assault. He found the outcome difficult and felt he had failed but he did what was required of him. A true Hero who deserves his place in history and our admiration.
When men were men , the fact they got the hostages out & didnt kill everyone should be testament & education for poilicing & dealing with this sort of situation
RIP Max
Excellent video and professionally told by Jamesons Travels (Marine). This marine knows what he's talking about.
FUN FACT: Until this siege, the SAS was just a rumour and almost no one in the world even knew of their existence.
@Brent Burton They weren't as known as they are now. Even SAS books were banned as they were telling the public how to do top secret manoeuvres.
@Brent Burton You appear to be better informed of the subject than I :)
@Brent Burton Likewise :)
@@specialunit0428 With all due respect, you are a bit of a muppet kid.
@@baf_mcnab3065 Thankyou :)
If Britain had handled that situation any other way we would have suffered years of similar events, by being this tough they almost guaranteed that these hostage situations wouldn't happen again on UK soil.
Fuckin right, we need this level with modern terrorists, no hesitation just shoot em
These SAS guy's make me proud to be British. How can anyone be question what they did that day.
seal's
@@stevesmith2553 are not as elite as the SAS you are totally right
From the US, I've worked and cross trained with them; they truly are the worlds best bar none...
Those who dare, win
@@borisbadinov1300 Naval special warfare development group is a little bit better cuz they do ops in every environment but hostage rescue SAS by far the best in the world
I think there is a big lesson to be learned from the officer who had a gun and never used it. If he did, who knows how many people would have died that day. And when the dude said "it's not how I was trained" it just shows such a level of composure that many of us couldn't hope to achieve👌 people lived and the terrorists were stopped. Thanks to the SAS, but also thanks to the "good man with a gun" who didn't try to be a hero. He left it to the professionals as it should be👌
So true..
Fun Fact about the Iron Lady (that always makes me Smile):
The SAS had a habit of inviting dignitaries to sit inside their Kill Room, when they would conduct a hostage drill with Live Ammunition. Most people understandably were quite shaken up (and impressed) by suddenly having 3-4 SAS Troopers kick in the doors and deliver precise shots to the Enemies whilst not harming the guests (who were playing the part of the Hostages).
So, one Day, Margaret Thatcher was invited, along with her Aide to take part in this Demonstration.
Doors Kicked,
Flash Bangs Tossed,
Shots Fired etc.
And when the Smoke clears - her Aide is cowering on the Floor, Margaret however is sat calmly in her chair and merely remarks 'Get off the Floor! You are embarrassing me!'
It was at that moment she had the complete respect of the SAS. She was a Badass.
As I remember this story it was her bodyguard.
Dave Turner yup, he got fired after that haha
The prime minister was flashbanged and shot at with live rounds by the SAS as a prank. That's as believable as the gunmen's handler "Sami"
@@Obeseblackman27 Not as a Prank, it was both a Training exercise and a demonstration and it's been confirmed by multiple sources.
Prince Charles and Diana went in for their hostage training in 1983, a stray “pellet” from a flash-bang grenade landed on the right side of her head, setting her blonde hair ablaze. Only a quick-thinking soldier saved her from serious injury.
Another spectacular SAS operation was 'Operation Barras' in Sierra Leone when they freed five British soldiers held hostage by the brutal 'West Side Boys'. It is known as one of the most daring rescue missions of modern times. That would make a great video for you to review. There is a documentary about it on UA-cam called 'SAS Mission Impossible'.
It is the most amazing rescue.
Is that the one where the captured soldiers were locked in a building but their local 'guide' was kept in a pit of shit. The officer was able to secretly hand a note to a high ranking officer during negotiation and 2 SAS guys sat in a bush for a week watching what was happening?
I remember learning about that. I certainly wouldn’t want to be up against the SAS.....ever.
Olive seen that it’s such a fascinating documentary how they managed to pull that off along with the help from the para regiment
That's the op when Big Phil Campion brewed up in the middle of the battle, he was quoted later that the west side boys "sprayed and prayed" using AK 47s.
Interviewer: Did you shout a warning?
SAS: So anyway, I started blasting
SAS: " We are what happens when the warnings are all ignored".
When they get sent in no more warnings just blasting
Of course not. They'd already killed and they had grenades.
Frank is crazy but has so many gems like this one hahahaha
No warnings given ,search and destroy rules are engaged the second they popped the hostage
And Jameson buddy, you are absolutely right, this is not a civilized event. Rather, it is confrontational, deadly, play for keeps, brutal, decisive. Masterfully presented sir!!!
"Bang , bang. Couple of rounds. Job done." John "Mac" McAleese was a badass.
They based captain price in call of duty off him
@@Fishbowl50 That is so cool
@@Fishbowl50 I was looking at him like "yo that's totally Price" lmao doesn't surprise me
DoritozMilk yeah ikr, really awesome of them to do it
Frenkie Master the sas double tap
“You cannot support terrorism and still expect to be a part of the international community” Margaret Thatcher
Yet governments including the British government can arm terrorists, tho if terrorists come our country we are not going sit down and have afternoon tea.
Now the US president does with zero consequences.
Wonder if her and Hillary Clinton ever got along?
@@samandpoppythedog719 Britain didnt arm terrorists the US did but they would’ve never known. However, they should’ve fought quicker
@@australium7374 That's more or less true but I wasn't talking about Ireland in general, I was saying Britain needs to stop arming terrorists full stop.
The terrorists had already dug their grave when they executed the first hostage. The SAS just filled in the hole.
Exactly.
Filled them with holes*
@@dragzgaming haha nice one!
Superb and spot-on reaction. Absolutely disgusted with the attitude of the media. How can they set themselves up in judgement on men who put their lives on the line to bring about as quick a resolution to the situation as possible. Did the guy at the end think that somehow it would have all come out well for everyone? Man's living in a different world!
I lvoe that SAS guy "no there was no emotion, it's a job well done. One of the simplest experiences of my life" lmfao what a legend
Robin "Bob" Horsfalls book is brilliant
the moment the terrorists start carrying out action..hostage taking etc..they essentially forfeit all "rights" they could concievably use to protect themselves... and instead get dealt the lethal response that was deserved....Nimrod sent two important messages at the time......UK government was not going ot negotiate with terrorists and the SAS showed what the result would be if you implemeted said terrorst tactics. Keep up the videos ...good job:)
Michael X Well the British government were negotiating secretly with the Provisional IRA for 30 years since 1969.
the PIRA was a branch of the IRA and negotiations were tentative at best....with the SAS being reconaissance par excellence, they also had a dossier containing the names and such of most of the IRA and PIRA members which, if given the green light, would be used to ...take into custody or eliminate each member as seen fit
Michael X I know that Michael but that only happened a few times. They tried to use Loyalist paramilitaries to do that work after giving them info on IRA suspects but the Loyalists ended up hitting any random catholic civilian in most cases.. Also, the negotiations were quite productive but Britain will never admit that.
@@JohnMcMahon. hence why the dossier existed..because the loyalists were less then stellar
@@JohnMcMahon. a country as in Ireland is worth negotiating for, 6 scumbags had there chance to come out they didn't. Who did they think was outside Carol singers. Blame the guy sat on the plane back to Iran who fed them a lot of shit!
That one man didn't seem to appriceate getting rescued the bastard
If you watch the full Doc Chris Cramer wasn't rescued he was let go
He was a civilian, he thought he was still in civi street, he didn't realize the terrorists had dragged him into the middle of a battle. The SAS did right, Thatcher pulled the trigger and somebody was going to get hurt by a very dangerous weapon. That's the message that needs to be sent today !
@@DBCooper00x it still gets sent till this day but the CTSFOs or regular FOs aren't quick enough. it took them 8 minutes to come during one of the more recent ones. thats 8 minutes people don't have, thats a potential 8 minutes of sheer carnage.
A yank would've had him peppered, a brit would've had him peppered but the conservatives are pricks banning everything, it looks like crossbows might be on the chopping block soon as well. I had to give up a 2 and a half grand VZ58 because of they pricks and labour, dont start me lmao. There was no need in the 22lr hand gun ban and there was no need for maggy to ban semi automatic center fire rifles with Hungerford. Its done Zero.
@@Mr_Makinabecause of all those mass shootings we are famous for? Get a grip. Anyone complaining about an 8 minute response time would complain about a 4 minute one as well.
Best commentary I've ever seen. Analysis 100% correct.
I’ve met Rusty, the leader of the SAS going Into the embassy. He’s a great man and said a few things. 1) that without Margaret Thatcher and her tough stance the operation would’ve gone very differently
2) the press and media were the worst things there. They were like vultures.
I love Mac saying "he wasn't gonna burn.. Really" .
Such a soldier thing to say.
Just a comment on the training that you mentioned, the SAS actually had a replica of the embassy made by Police carpenters based on the blueprints of the building which they trained on in the days before the assault, most people have no idea how insanely well drilled these men were for this task.
Hereford town centre is full of these people in 2023. When are the SAS coming in to sort this?
@@JamesSmith-qs4hx The SAS are still in Herefordshire
@@GrahamWalters Why don't they move to Tel Aviv?🤔
@JamesSmith-qs4hx racist pos. They should be lining scum like you up first.
@JamesSmith-qs4hx full of terrorists? You should tell the police
Trevor was a British police officer, not armed forces. His training and remit was completely different. It wasn't about negotiating with terrorists, just keeping the situation contained until the army arrived
He was carrying a revolver
@@indiana146I think he should have used it. Thought it then, and still think it now.
@@stephenhughes4943 When the raid started, Lock tackled the leader and held the revolver to his head, probably preventing 2 SAS men from being fired on. If he'd attempted to use the gun any earlier, he'd most likely have escalated the situation leading to more deaths.
If he had, there would more than likely have been a bloodbath.@@stephenhughes4943
@@stephenhughes4943 He was totally outgunned. If he had fired, it would just have initiated the terrorists shooting all and sundry. Who knows how many people would have died?
The good old days! I miss our attitude of old
Love Iron Marg.
The SAS did their duty. I've no tears to shed for the terrorists, they chose their own fate.
The 80s showed to the world who Thatcher really was, thus why the Soviets called her "The Iron Lady."
we need some more leaders like her.
@@xisotopex We can't ignore the bad things she did though.
@@BaldMancTwat like what? is Britain worse off today because of her decisions?
Krzyzstof Polecat closing the coal mines in Wales which was her decision hurt the economy greatly.
@@xisotopex In the north of England she's widely known as "The Iron Bitch".
This incident inspired my awe for all who have and do serve in our armed forces. Heartfelt respect to you all and my thanks.
SAS *right lads, secure and eliminate terrorist targets, and after we’re done time for a victory cuppa*
(Casually sips tea)
and the world chamionship snooker final
@@millsbomb007 can’t forget the snooker! Lmao
Idk how the SAS guys must have felt because as a Brit I’m on an adrenaline high just watching this. It gives me a huge sense of pride just knowing they are my country men and we at least have that in common. 🇬🇧GO ON THE LADS! 🇬🇧
Growing a mighty moustache is required before joining the SAS.
True that
Well as per rules and regs a British army serviceman is allowed to grow a moustache but not a beard. I have terrible memories of my father's moustache.
From 1860 to 1910 it was actually required to have a moustache as part of the rules and regs, well the rules and regs prohibited a soldier from shaving above the upper lip iirc.
The Brits realllllyyy like moustaches.
Beards be making you look badass af
It’s also because you can’t get a respirator seal around a beard, there was a controversy a few years ago about the met police’s sco19 and religious beards, but like the fire service etc they justified you had to be able to wear a gas mask to be able to do your job.
Bravo 6, going dark mustache
I remember this very well. All us cockneys were glued to our tellies and we saw and still believe these SAS men are heroes. These terrorists took up arms: he who lives by the sword dies by the sword. Thank you for your very wise reaction, I agree they keep us safe.
A revolver with 12 rounds against 6 men with automatics and at least 1 grenade.
He's alive today because he didn't use it
Yeah it's a good thing he kept his cool. Say if he managed to shoot and kill one of them, he would just be immediately killed, maybe along with other hostages. It would have made the terrorists extremely suspicious and even more unpredictable. I think the whole operation would have went much less successfully if that had happened. God knows what the outcome would have been. I get the feeling more lives would have been lost than those that were.
@@baronvondank-meme2542 Nail on the head
Just said the same thing
the civilian at 31:10 who reckoned the SAS were just finishing terrorists off doesn't get it. if you call in the Special Air Service you are bringing in a killing machine as a last resort not a security firm to lock up prisoners.
Well as soon as they popped that last hostage it became search and destroy , if it wasn't for the news helicopter the surviving terrorist was gonna take 2 in the chest and one in the head
@@chugganuggz That was their mission.
Even the PM said "No Terrorist coming out of there alive."
@@isdrevenge8764 I'm quite aware of my own country's history mate ,well the PM's orders wernt taken because one terrorist still resides here in the UK my dude .
Spot on. You bring the SAS in thats the last resort, no other way out for the terrorists than them leaving in a body bag. They made their choice not to surrender at first, they pay the price.
The copper never used his revolver because he was face down on the floor, with half a dozen terrorists, armed with automatic weapons and grenades. If anyone is suggesting they could have terminated all of the terrorists singlehandedly, that's pure Hollywood. The cop would have died, along with some if not all of the civilian hostages said police officer has sworn to protect.
Can't get enough of this channel. Such a balanced and informative critique in all of your videos and a unique insight in to the mindset of a soldier. Got to be one of the best military commentators on UA-cam.
I have watched this multiple times on UK terrestrial TV. I enjoyed it the most with your analysis, sir. Thank you for your time and effort, not to mention your enthusiasm. Big thumbs up from, Wales.
I remember watching it. And when you saw the SAS for the first time it really was confirmation of these "ghosts" you knew about but never had seen before. And this is only 35 years after the end of WW2 so two generations hadn't heard much about "commandos" since WW2. Here they were.
I agree. i was in my 20s when this happened and it amazed us al.
It's true when they say the most elite special forces are the ones you don't know about.
Crazy some of the men in nimrod could’ve been killing nazi spies couple decades ago
WW2 was an equal mockery.....
The SAS are not commandos. That’s the Royal Marines.
Proud that our country's special forces have the opportunity to train closely with the SAS. Greetings from the Netherlands. Love your videos!
One of your subs was in my city a couple weeks ago. Edinburgh.
Not a common site. Especially outside a shopping centre and housing estate 😂
I wish we still had a PM with Maggie Thatchers resolve. She knew how to keep her ducks in a row. SAS did a top job, I wish we still took this hardline on terrorists. No second chance, no jail just end it. Endex
Imagine this. Maggie would never tolerate the current Major of London.
@@JamesonsTravels 100% agreed
Mat Cooper Spot on mate 👍
@@JamesonsTravels If this happened again it would be just as or even more efficient.
I hate her but she was good for stuff like this. She was Churchill like in a sense. A cunt but took absolutely no shit and that’s exactly the kind of person you need to win wars. These bloody riots wouldn’t be happening though I know that. She’d have just had the army fire rubber bullets into them.
My regiment was one of the biggest feeders to the sas through the 80s & 90s after the paras. Proud of every one of them. RIP Capt Gavin Hamilton & Sgt Kevin Pearson.
The British SAS the worlds best , anyone who fucks with them and it’s game over
personally, think it is pretty close between SAS and GSG-9 (German counter terrorism unit), and I'm part of neither country
@@TW7S95 should definitely look them up, granted it also doesn't help that a majority of their missions are classified. they have apparently been involved in at least 1500 missions, but only a handful are actually known about
Navy seals are the best specifically team 6
@@MechaSegaNite no not even close to seals
🇬🇧🇫🇯🇬🇧🇫🇯🇬🇧 the SAS if they die in training they die,simple!they are the greatest, alot of Scots and Fijians in the SAS.
One of the tragedies of the event was the sas were watching the snooker in the lead up and missed the final during the raid. Apparently it was the first thing they asked their police liason, "who won the snooker".
I remember I was watching the snooker when they interrupted it to show the event just after it had happened. There was no live coverage. It was a bank holiday Monday (the Embassy World Snooker final)
@@fredflintstone8569 Clarification. They were watching the tournament in the lead up. Had to stop to train and then deploy close to the embassy so werent at home for the snooker final which was happening at the same time as the actual raid.
Didnt mean to imply they'd been watching the final itself, they just knew that it was on and that their deployment was causing them to miss it.
Didn't imagine I'd be googling who won the snooker in 1980 during an SAS video but here we are
I had the distinct privilege of being taught the MP5 operator certification course and the MP5 instructor certification course by Phil Singleton, one of the SAS operators taking part in the Prince's Gate assault.
He knew his stuff for sure. He delighted in being a testbed for the H&K engineers because he was able to show them what would work in the field, and what wouldn't.
During my instructor course while we were taking a break from the firing line, the engineers came to him to show off their latest idea -- hard plastic magazines for the newly-developed .40 caliber MP5. They were especially proud of the built-in way to attach two magazines together, thereby eliminating the metal clamp used for the 9mm models.
So, they snapped two together (with full-weighted dummy rounds) and proudly handed them to Phil to examine.
He turned it over once or twice giving it a look. He then stretched out his hand, dropped the magazines onto the sidewalk, and the attachment mechanism snapped off each of the magazines and they wound up separated about 18" apart.
He looked at them, gave them an I-told-you-so grin, and said, "Well boys, back to the drawing boards!" and walked away.
The engineers picked up their stuff and walked away quite sheepishly.
Your commentary and views are much appreciated. Thank you.
"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us_"
. Keep the videos coming buddy!
George Orwell said it mate
@@spiko1755 I looked into this and it appears no one is sure who said it originally, but Orwell said something close to it in his In his 1945 “Notes on Nationalism”, So maybe he has a stronger claim to it, I think I'll remove the accreditation to Churchill. Regards.
John "Mac" McAleese, was a true 22 reg legend, RIP Mac
As a brit I have watched this documentary countless times but I really enjoyed getting opinion and commentary from a marines perspective. Thank you for this and I look forward to watching more of tour vids.
you are on point with everything you have said, much respect from the UK
RIP John McAleese, i used to watch their "SAS Survival Secrets" here in youtube
Respect
"Not civilised behaviour," well as George Orwell said: "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
Awesome comment
“We get dirty...so the world stays clean”
COD MW death loading quotes...
@@ThePaperTowelBandit. "End of the day someone has to make the enemy scared of the dark"
I think the SAS always saw this as a bad day for the regiment because, until this event, they were all but an unknown when you consider they were formed by Captain Stirling in WW2.
After this, the secret was out.
It was gonna be outed eventually. At least there moment of spotlight was a major success and example of how great they are.
Sadly yes times have changed thank you for your airing of this and putting things straight and thank you TO OUR SAS……
As a civilian, I commend the men for finishing off the terrorists. When you take up arms against vulnerable people, in my eyes, you have sealed your fate. These terrorists wish harm upon you so any harm that comes to them is by their own doing and when you let no terrorist live, it sends a message to future terrorists that there will be no mercy.
I remember watching this live on TV aged 12. I knew about the SAS but was entranced by the way they executed the op.
Great reaction by a top guy who knows what is involved. And unfortunately, you are right, things have changed, for the worst.
Yep, same as you watched it live age twelve. 👍
So did I...
'We are interrupting tonight's episode of 'Coronation St. to take us live to Princes Gate in London where there is an ongoing incident in progress'.
Bloodyell, no Coranation St. Humph !
Another boring news report.....
Nothing but respect for these SAS men, went in and did the job how it should be done
Can't stand that guy who speaks in a demeaning way about the people who saved his life and others
That one man didn't even appreciate all the people that went in and saved his life.
“No.. no we shot him he had a hand grenade” 😂
I remember seeing this on television when it happened. It still amazes me. Great job SAS.
makes me proud 🇬🇧, another great vid mate
where did these great pols go. imagine today what would happen. they would be the next Major of London.
Brilliant SAS highly trained - job well done ‘ 🙏🏻
Top video! I was living in the next street when it all went down.
As mentioned below, about 35,000 British squaddies were on that balcony, it's a miracle it didn't collapse 😛
“Mr experienced Special forces soldier who just killed terrorists have you ever killed anyone before”
No one important
"Do I look like I keep a record mate?"
"That's kind of my job mate, killing bad people so you can sleep safely"
Stupid ass reporters
I believe they meant before the Embassy siege, as had you ever killed anyone before that day
The police were in charge for 6 days, the SAS took over for 11 minutes and ended it....
Not be too critical of Police. Different rules of engagement, laws, policies, politics. Read up on Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney @jaime
Boom 11 minutes of SAS then all.over 👌👌👌👌👌
It was the same as it is here in Australia today things like hostage situations weather it be a single radical or a dozen it is under the state or local police departments to deal with until the goverment of that state hands the issue over to the Military
"they thought we would capitulate and they would go home" sad thing is, if they did this now, UK probably would capitulate then jail the hostages for hate crimes.
I’m loving the SAS mustache man.
John macaleese legend
That was a standard-issue British Army moustache, at that time; Mac just took it to the extreme ;)
John Mcaleese
True British grit.
RIP bigman sleep well.
Hes dead now
R.I.P.
The noise that alerted one of the terrorists was a window in the rear of the building accidentally getting broken, according to the film '6 Days' anyway. They did have coms but they where not linked to telephones or news feeds. I was 8 at the time this was unfolding on the news, every kid wanted to join the army after this.
it was great for the public support of the military the early 80s were, first this, then the Falklands.
Mac: "Bang, bang. Couple rounds,...Job done". Was always my favourite quoute ever.
No one can compete or match the SAS to this day. USA, Spain, Russia, France etc. The Brits wrote the book.
the British also invented football but most other countries play it better
@@michaelwalton-ii1ch Incorrect. The USA always copy the UKSF. The USA dont innovate, they just copy. The "British"??? Be more specific please..
I just want to say, I love your point of view on these videos. As a vet my self its really nice to see someone look at these situations and actually have a genuine interest and intellectual thought process behind the situations and outcomes. Thank you for your service and your input on these subjects
"I had an mp5 and I shot him, I believe he would have been dead before he hit the floor"- Tommy Palmer is a total badass, no hate no emotion just job done. And I'm glad there's people here in the UK who can do that job.
That was Tom McDonald bud. Tommy Palmer was another Scot involved in the raid. Who tragically died in an accident not long after this.
@@YARROWS9 Thanks mate, I got the two confused as there was an article where Mcdonald talking about his friendship with Palmer.
@@YARROWS9 Sadly both dead now .
@@tonybreward8678 Tommy Palmer was the trooper who's main weapon jammed when confronted by a terrorist. He quickly pulled his side arm. Flung himself to the side, and shot the terrorist dead. Like something out a movie.
Never been this early. Love your videos man keep it up. From the uk🇬🇧
Great commentary Sir. Nice to hear an impartial view of the sas from u.s Special forces. Respect.
I remember watching the SAS assault with my dad when I was 8 years old. I remember a “NEWSFLASH” came up on tv and went straight to the live assault. We were gobsmacked and couldn’t believe what we were looking at, but bye the end of it I remember being in awe of the SAS and feeling proud to be British, this and the Falklands war put me on the path to my own military career. Can you imagine what the buzz was like the next school day. The country was high on pride. God bless the SAS
I remember when I saw it as a kid live on the news, at first I thought it was a film. Amazing spectacle to see.
I was 11, it was a massive news story and a really big deal. They did a fantastic job
And it interrupted Coronation St.
There’s no such thing as god and this CUNTry is shithole.
What is the 5th commandment?
“I can tell you who it’s not, an Amish Family” HAHAHAHAHAHA
What's the joke?
So clever how he put that I love it 🤣
Jameson misses a couple of quirks unique to how Brits speak in his insightful commentary. When talking about the rough handling while being freed from the building, the guy isn't complaining, he's trying to make the point in a humorous way. Trevor Locke is an absolute hero as well, -the SAS lads agree with this too- he kept the terrorists friendly so they talked to him pretty openly, this kept people alive and led to some being freed. When the raid took place he hadn't slept for days in a very stressful situation, and he still kept his head and cool. Not many people would have been capable of what he did. He feels like he failed because his job is saving lives and not taking them.
Finally. Anybody upset at the actions of the SAS should write a stream of consciousness poem about their feelings and keep it to themselves.
I was thinking the same thing mate! The British sense of humour is lost on some & love the poem idea 😂😂👍
That humor was so dry, I had to drink some water
As a cop I met PC Lock when he was doing the rounds of Police Forces firearms teams passing on his experiences, a big guy, no wonder Salim 'was going nowhere'
Thanks, eloquently put!
The sad part about this was the last gunman got life in prison but was let out in 2008 and now lives happy in London.
They thought they would just yell and get their way. It’s like they said “nah british are soft, we the real deal “ and the S.A.S. said “what was that? Hold my pint sir!”
unreal. they want the sas to protect them when its convenient on holiday.
“Sir, why did you shoot the man 45 times in the chest?”
“I had 45 bullets in my magazine.”
That’s not being too brutal, that’s being A: Badass and B: Showing proper force when a man has a gun and a grenade in his hand.
Brit here , i watched this happen live , i was 17 / 18 at the time , but this event was epic , i was so proud of the S.A.S. .to see all this emotional stuff of that ex hostage angered me ...he,s alive today because of the guys that saved him , a grenade doesn,t discriminate , it kills anybody , kill or be killed ? i,d chose kill every day of the week , and to investigate the guys that saved you , is insulting
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@@hawker4014 loool
As a brit, thanks for giving the s.a.s afair deal. Great video
Once again, in this account, some facts have been left out. The hostage who was executed was a Khomeini fanatic, and frequently argued with and railed against the terrorists, declaring he wanted to be a martyr, so he was the obvious choice for them to kill first when the siege turned lethal. In fact it may have been his behaviour that antagonised them into escalating the situation. In an interview with Trevor Locke many years ago, it transpired that when the assault began, he actually grabbed Saleem and wrestled him to the floor. When the SAS reached him, he heard them shout something like, "Trevor, get back.". Trevor said that at the time he thought, "wow, they know my name!" . As he rolled away from Saleem, Trevor heard the the shots from the MP5. Trevor had kept his police coat on for the whole siege, so that the terrorists wouldn't discover he had a revolver. They thought that British police were all unarmed. Trevor assisted with communication with the outside, and forges a relationship with Saleem, who called him Mr Trevor. For remaining cool and calm during the siege, and tackling Saleem at the last moment, Trevor Locke was awarded the George Cross, the UK's highest civilian award for courage. In that situation you also have to be aware of the possibility of Stockholm Syndrome, where the hostages try to protect the terrorists, so the hostages have to be controlled and dealt with firmly until the situation is over.
Persian Brit here. These were up jumped yuppie students who supported the Islamic Regime; essentially Antifa. Long live the King 👑 🇬🇧
Best of British you wouldn’t believe me if I said the Islamic regime in Iran want people here to think of the Iranian king as a despot. It’s how they work. Neither monarchies had direct issues with one another; typical leftist news covering the breakup of BP in the early 1900s as a war between Iran and Britain. 🇬🇧🍻
@@soroushmoghaddam5298 The tragedy is that Jimmy Carter, in his ignorance, failed to support the Shah when he was overthrown, and the world has seen the fruits of that failure blossoming in the subsequent decades. On taking power Khomeini reduced the age of marriage for girls to 9 years old, an age when they are defenceless, because his "prophet" did it. He married a 10 year-old himself when he was 28. In 2009, when women and others in Iran were protesting Obama didn't lift a figure, and the protests were brutally put down. Appeasement of tyrannical regimes never works. Winston Churchill once declared: "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Thank God we had Maggie Thatcher back in 1980 for the Iranian Embassy siege, and for the Falklands two years later.
Ronald Fraser You’ve got it down to a T. Forgive my typing; I’m quite ill. My Mother was a lecturer at Tehran University at the time. During that time one could have Iranian, British, Ethiopian friends in one circle. I’m certain the number of Americans living in Iran was 52,000. Classy place. Iran as you say subsequently grew to become the weed in the Middle East, projecting power across the globe to other intolerant nations through it’s insidious and huge network of weeds ie. spies.
It pains me that the rest of my British peers think of that sicko Khomeini as a revolutionary, defending Iran from the West, and the Shah as a dictator.
What pains me more is the Iranian youth born after the revolution are also beginning to believe the lie too.
Thank you for your insight.
Stay informed 🤝
yeah i've read that too.
Thank you sir, for reacting to this amazing documentary. The British army also recruits people from it’s former colony,and three of my countrymen was part of this rescue mission. Takavesi, Fred Marafono, and Tom Morell. Tom Morell was the one who got his leg burnt by the fire as he was coming down the ropes to break in the window.Both Takavesi and Marafono, however, have been part of the regiment SAS longer and is admired by their peers cause they fought in a famous battle in Yemen decades ago, and as a result,they lost a colleague, Taliasi Labalaba, whose status is commemorated at their HQ.
Hung a print just today of a painting of the SAS going through a window of the embassy - Signed personally by Rusty Firmin, one of the team that stormed the building. Nice piece of history
Ah dude!! That s awesome. Id like to see that
Nice im hanging out with another member of this team hes let me hold that coveted beret and gave me a look at his stuff all the plaques his oath as a S.A.S soldier to the queen signed by the queen and his S.A.S identification. These men deserve respect im proud to be able to talk to one in person and hear the stories and get somewhat of a look into what the inside was like and where he was at particular stages of the siege.
Got one of SAS captain Herbert Westmacott getting riddled by the IRA and his SAS unit ran away, google it
@@mrwilliams1908 I will ignore your anti Irish rant, I was just pointing out the difference in what the public don’t know about the same year the same scenarios, one goes right, one goes wrong
@@johnmcdonald3280 it’s still glorifying the IRA
im so proud to be british and so proud of our SAS guys and what they do , they are the best and their outfits all in black with the gas mask are totally badass