Walter Mitty Hunters catch UK press interviewing a phony SAS trooper
Our friends in the UK who call themselves the Walter Mitty Hunters write to tell us how they caught the UK’s Daily Express basing a report on the SAS operation to free four aid workers in Afghanistan on the expertise of one the “Walts”, Robert Stirling, the website had outed a month before. However the article was written on June 3rd and the WMHC’s post was three days later.
From the Daily Express article;
Former SAS soldier Rob Stirling, author of SAS Ultimate Guide To Combat, said: “It’s clear that planners were desperate not to repeat mistakes that happened in March when British hostage Chris McManus was killed in Nigeria when the kidnappers were alerted. That’s why the helicopter drop was so far away.”
From the initial post on Stirling on the WMHC;
Information from former Para’s that were in service at the times and places indicated by Stirling have proved negative this includes ranks from Private up to and including a Lt. Col. Para Data shows nothing either. In total over 30 sources have been checked in respect of the Parachute Regiment and also includes people coming forward who served in the very platoon that Stirling claims to have been in.
So I guess they’re having the same problem with the media over there as we’re having over here.
Category: Phony soldiers
Will the Walter Mittys STAND DOWN for the love of God! Too many of these children. *facepalm*
Stand down or be put down. Nothing a MK I Ass Beating couldn’t fix.
I like that term, calling these wannabees “Walter Mittys”. Can we on this side of the pond come up with a similarly derisive and yet humerous name? Nothing deflates the ego quite like the sharp needle of humor.
BTW – Walter Mitty is an American invention – a book & movie from 30s and 40s. Is normally defined in American dictionaries as ” an ordinary, meek individual who has daydreams of fantastic exploits and heroism”. The Brits loved it and adopted the name as part of their lexicon. Former SAS soldier Andy McNab used the term often in his books.
“John Wayne” is a derisive term used by Euros to depict Americans – trying to act all tough and cowboyish.
Was sometimes used to descibe a wannabe hero. John Wayne played tough strong lead roles in WW2, Korea, & Vietnam themed movies, but never served in military.
#4, I’ve heard progressives here use the “John Wayne” sneer too. They really don’t like it when it is pointed out that he was not allowed to serve; and, that he fought that all the way to the President, who refused to let him do so. I’ve heard that it was something that bothered him all his life, and was one reason he tried hard to do right by those in the military — in private and in the movies. Keep that in mind, as it is a good way to turn the sneer back on the user, and make clear their bigotry and ignorance.
Anyone out there serve with Alan Hobbes Buchanan in the SAS? Got a feeling he’s a fake…