Edwin Dyer: The group had threatened to kill Mr Dyer if the UK Government did not release Jordanian extremist Abu Qatada, who has been in prison since 2005 and is awaiting deportation to Jordan Photo: INTELCENTER/PA From The SUN:
WHITEHALL “bottled” an SAS mission to rescue a British hostage just before he was executed, The Sun can reveal.
The elite unit were furious, believing they could have sprung tourist Edwin Dyer from al-Qaeda’s clutches.
Mr Dyer, 61, was shot dead at a desert terror camp in Mali, West Africa, ten days ago.
But it has emerged that the Who Dares Wins regiment had been planning a classic hostage rescue.
In a rare breach of protocol that reveals the SAS’s anger, serving members have given us details of the top-secret action.
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My Comment: Someone got cold feet .... my bet is that it was the political leaders who were in the loop.