And this one, in closing, for my two sons

Perhaps one day I'll tell them the truth

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RAF Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft cashes near Shayif, Libya, whilst leading air strikes against Muammar Qaddafi's military

- Conflicting reports on whether pilot ejected plane or not
- Mayday call made at 1.50am then the aircraft crashed
- Special SAS Search and Rescue team deployed from HMS Lancelot

An RAF Eurofighter Typhoon has crashed whilst supporting operations to restrict the activity of forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Qaddafi and attacking key regime communications targets in Shayif. It is understood that a BBC correspondent was filming as the aircraft plunged into the ground by a river that runs through the village of Yellixa. Eyewitnesses describe a dramatic rescue attempt by onlookers and members of the rebel forces opposing the Libyan leader, who jumped into the water of a lake and tried unsuccessfully to pull the pilot out. It is still not clear whether he managed to eject or not.A Ministry of Defence spokesman told this newspaper that the name of the pilot is being withheld, along with details of whether he was hurt or not. He said this particular RAF fighter operating with NATO had been playing a "significant" role in the effort against the Libyan regime when the accident happened. ‘After the Typhoon went down, two other RAF warplanes rushed to the crash site about 20 miles northwest of Tripoli and circled above. Unfortunately their endeavor failed due to the fact that they came under heavy fire from Qadafi’s forces who were also armed with ground to air missiles and therefore were forced to return back to base. ’ The RAF, which released a statement on the crash, didn't have any information on the suspected cause or the fate of the pilot.But Al-Jazeera television showed videotape of the wreckage in a field, as opposed to original reports that the Typhoon had crashed into a lake, and what appeared to be portions of a tangled parachute nearby. The broadcaster said the video included scenes of the dead pilot but that they were too graphic to air. One shot showed a Royal Air Force seal that said NATO Air Combat Command. Mohammed Al-Obshahi, who lives in the nearby town of Karmah, said by telephone that he saw the Typhoon flying erratically before it nose-dived and exploded into a field.

TOP BRITISH SPY FORCED TO RESIGN

Meanwhile, back in the UK, Commander James Bond, R.N.V.R C.M.R., was forced to resign yesterday because of a backlash over claims by politicians of a botched up secret operation in Switzerland several months ago, marking the first time that a high ranking officer has been openly forced out of the British Intelligence Service, more commonly known to the public as MI6. In a rather short statement from Number 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Leslie Scott-Chambers said Commander Bond was found guilty by the Joint Intelligence Community’s Internal Investigation’s Board of gross negligence. Such disciplinary action would, he continued to say, guarantee the upholding of the Government’s policy of ‘transparency and accountability’ to the British public for all of Her Majesty’s Armed Services. "Nobody is above the law in this country, especially not MI6 operatives. Simply put, justice has been served." It appears that on February 10, last year, Commander Bond was involved in a top secret mission to capture one of the world’s most wanted criminals who was hiding in Switzerland and who was purportedly the mastermind behind a failed attempt to blow up London and New York with what experts referred to as two Anti Proton Energy Bombs stolen from the world's largest particle physics laboratory situated in Geneva. ‘‘If these two bombs had exploded it would have undoubtedly been the biggest and most atrocious terrorist act history had ever seen,’’ one high official said yesterday. Reluctant to expose what exactly went wrong during the MI6 mission in Switzerland though, the JIC Investigation’s Board did state that considering information Commander Bond had received from unnamed sources at the time, he could have easily avoided what one Board member viciously called ‘‘a debacle that blatantly cost the lives of two other MI6 agents’’. last night, however, a Principle Officer with the Ministry of Defence wishing to remain anonymous contacted this newspaper to express his belief that Commander Bond was in reality taking the fall for a couple of high ranking officials within the Joint Intelligence Community and MI6 itself, making him an unfortunate scapegoat.
"My conscience is clear about it all, and that is what really matters," Commander Bond said during a very brief interview. "If someone's got an agenda, then there's not much I can do about it…

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