Gotta read between the lines.
Also see: Story Iraq: False-Flag Kidnapping
Kidnappers in Iraq Release Video of Briton
"The British Foreign Office has consistently maintained a low profile in the case and sought to keep it out of the news media as much as possible, although negotiations to secure the men’s release are thought to have been under way for some time.
Kept them on ice until you needed them, huh, Brits?
British troops pulled out of the center of Basra in early September, a few months after the kidnapping, and are on track to hand over security control this month of Basra Province, the last of the four provinces under their control. They are expected to cut their numbers in Basra to 4,500 by Christmas and 2,500 by next year, if all goes according to plan."
Looks like the plan just got shot to shit because of the "terrorists," huh?
Here are some nice British offshoots for you to look at, readers:
Prop 201 tutorial
FRU
How much evidence you need, readers?