"The Feather Men" by Sir Ranulph Fiennes - A Book Review

Book Overview - The Feather Guys by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1991.

This believed provoking biography information Middle Eastern beliefs, with regards to revenge killings. Middle Eastern culture is dominated by tribal clans and their belief "an eye for an eye" is incredibly substantially ingrained in their way of life. This is one particular of these thoughts blowing books, not possible to place down, that you come across from time to time. Reading this book will transform your complete understanding of the nature of war, conflict and its ramifications.

This superbly written and generally disturbing retelling of actual events highlights the activities of 3 assassins, hired by Sheikh Amr bin Issa, to track down and kill every single soldier accountable for the deaths of his 4 sons. The only stipulation is that every death 'should appear like an accident' so that no duty will be traced back to the Sheikh. There is also no time limit on each and every 'accident'. As a consequence of this, the murders took put over 17 years. The Sheikh himself died through this time and the final payment was honoured by the Sheik's surviving son.

The meticulous arranging and execution of each and every murder had been explored in detail, and noticeably, the patience shown by the assassins on every occasion has been practically nothing quick of exemplary. The 3 Guys, De Villiers, Meier and Davies (identified as 'the Clinic') have been contacted in the course of a firm named 'Tadnams' of Earls Court, London. Thankfully, a group of retired military Males known as 'the Feather Males', became suspicious of those so named 'accidents' taking place to their officers who had all fought in Oman and had because left the forces and returned to civilian life. If it had not been for the tenacity and vigilance of the Feather Guys, and their undercover surveillance of the Clinic's suspected quarry, much more deaths would have resulted. In reality, the author, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, was himself a target.

Underpinning those events is the disturbing realisation that this is not fiction. This book portrays cold blooded murders that had been carried out, not by a group of Middle Eastern fanatics, but by 3 Westerners, hired to do a job. Undoubtedly, we ought to ask, 'how secure are our Guys and ladies in the armed forces, who have served in the Middle East?' Westerners involved in conflict with the Middle East, do so at their own peril, considering the fact that of those lengthy standing tribal beliefs and customs, of 'saving face' inside their clans, and avenging the deaths of their sons. Retirement from active responsibility can't assure that our soldiers are protected from additional attack by individuals who harbour a lengthy term want for revenge against these soldiers who undertook actions on behalf of their Governments.

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