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	BBC NEWS \| Northern Ireland \| Profile: Colonel Tim Collins
		Colonel Tim Collins' rousing speech to British soldiers hours before they entered into battle in Iraq ensured he made headlines around the world.
		Mrs Collins, 72, told the Mail on Sunday in the days before the start of the war in Iraq that when her young son came in from school, he would swap his uniform for a camouflage suit.
		Mr Collins, who was promoted to colonel after the war, has now left the regiment for a new posting.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/2932334.stm (705 words)

	Tim Collins (soldier) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tim Collins OBE (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1960) is a former colonel in the British Army.
		Collins was born and raised in Northern Ireland, and witnessed much violence in the height of the Troubles.
		Collins was appointed the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment in 2001, and his character and determination earned him the nickname "Nails" among his men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tim_Collins_(soldier) (1215 words)

	Lt Col Tim Collins - Profile
		Colonel Tim Collins believes the Army is in danger of being "a glorified Home Guard" because of underfunding and bureaucracy he told the Mail on Sunday.
		Mrs Collins also told the newspaper a major factor in her husband's decision to resign was what he saw as the Army's failure to support him when he was wrongly accused of war crimes.
		Mrs Collins, told the Mail on Sunday in the days before the start of the war in Iraq that when her young son came in from school, he would swap his uniform for a camouflage suit.
	www.royalirishrangers.co.uk /collinsprofile.html (1162 words)

	Tim Collins OBE - Motivational Speaker, Leadership Speaker
		Colonel Tim Collins OBE BSSc MA PSC, Motivational Speaker, Leadership Speaker, Gulf War Veteran, ex SAS officer, aide to the Chief of Staff in the UN, Tim Collins was born in Belfast and educated in The Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen?s University Belfast where he read Economics.
		Tim Collins was born in Belfast and educated in The Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast where he read Economics.
		Tim Collins is married to Caroline, a mathematics graduate and former Squash International who was capped 19 times for Ireland.
	www.cityspeakersinternational.co.uk /speakers/speaker_tim_collins.php (526 words)

	Simentra Ltd - Daniel McCaughan
		Soldier, author, columnist, broadcaster and commentator, Tim Collins is best known for his leadership skills honed over a career lasting 22 years with the British Army including eight years as an officer in the elite Special Air Service.
		Tim acts as an advisor and consultant to the UK's highly successful private military industry, advising on subjects such as security, and media relations as well as heading a $293 million dollar project to procure equipment, vehicles and weaponry for a United States Government project in Iraq.
		Tim was educated at The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's University and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
	www.simentra.com /our_people/tim_collins.html (303 words)

	Colonel Tim Collins - Leaders In London Summit 2006 - Colonel Tim Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tim Collins’ speech is a perfect example of saying the right thing at the right time and in the right way if you want people to follow your vision.
		Tim Collin’s speech is a superb example of this and it was the underlying human values he communicated in that speech that caused business gurus to hail the address as an exemplary instance of inspirational leadership.
		Tim Collins was commissioned into the army in 1981 and, after several operational tours of duty, including Northern Ireland and the Falklands Islands, he volunteered for the SAS.
	www.leadersinlondon.com /bio_Colonel_Tim_Collins.asp (910 words)

	Soldier Portal @ SoldiersInc.com (Soldiers Inc) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In most armies of the world a soldier who is not an officer can in theory work their way through the ranks to obtain a commission.
		A soldier who no longer serves in the armed forces is often called a veteran, a term which can also apply to a long-serving or experienced soldier who is still in the army.
		The word soldier is derived from an Old French word, itself a derivation of Solidarius, Latin for someone who served for pay, as opposed to warriors in tribal society where every grown man is automatically a member of his clan's fighting force.
	www.soldiersinc.com (1336 words)

	Northern Ireland News - War hero subject of second MoD probe
		It has emerged today that Colonel Tim Collins, the British Army commander who won international plaudits for his moving pre-battle speech in Iraq, is the subject of a second MoD probe.
		Colonel Collins, who was promoted to full colonel when his battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment was relieved from the battle zone last month, is also alleged to have breached articles of the Geneva Convention during the recent hostilities.
		Tim Collins, who has been a professional soldier for 22 years, made headlines across the globe for the rallying speech he gave to the 650 men of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, on March 19.
	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=16699 (482 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International
		Although he has made no official statement, his wife, Caroline, was quoted yesterday as saying: “Tim is worried that the army is being crippled by political correctness, petty bureaucracy and the refusal of politicians who send soldiers to war to give them enough money to do their job.
		Tim is no longer convinced that the army reflects the country with the fourth largest economy in the world.
		Collins strenuously denied the claims that he had abused captured Iraqis, and he was later cleared by the ministry of defence after a full inquiry.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040112/asp/foreign/story_2777097.asp (207 words)

	US soldiers sent home for beating prisoners of war
		Three American soldiers have been discharged after being found guilty of viciously beating and harassing Iraqi prisoners of war, some of whom were already injured, a US military spokesman said last night.
		In addition to the discharges, two soldiers had their ranks lowered, and all three were ordered to forfeit pay for two months.
		Shortly after the incident, in which a US soldier was killed, the military said its troops in the area had been fired upon by assailants posing as journalists, and that it had detained four suspects.
	www.propagandamatrix.com /060104soldierssenthome.html (450 words)

	CNN.com - UK probes 'mistreated POW photos' - May. 30, 2003
		The soldier was reported to be serving in the Desert Rats, members of whom are seen here in southern Iraq.
		The Sun said the unidentified soldier was serving in the 1st battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers -- part of the Desert Rats -- in southern Iraq at the time of the alleged events.
		Tim Collins was being investigated over allegations he possibly breached the Geneva Convention in his treatment of Iraqis.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/05/30/sprj.irq.britain.pow/index.html (368 words)

	Lt. Col. Tim Collins Pre-Battle Address.
		Tim Collins, is being hailed as one of the greatest orations in recent history.
		The words of Colonel Collins will long survive this war, for in their raw clarity, they capture its essence, and a military sensibility that is peculiar to our time.
		Collins’ oration echoes the King James Bible, but it is also the language of the Playstation: rock their world.
	www.compsoc.nuigalway.ie /~chucky/speech.html (1362 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - Today Programme Politics Report
		Hear the first interview with Colonel Tim Collins, following his departure from the Army; as well as Liberal Democrat Sir Menzies Campbell and professor of international law at the LSE Christopher Greenwood on Kofi Annan's claim the war was illegal (16/09/04).
		Colonel Tim Collins addressed the forces who'd be operating under him, cautioning them to be "ruthless in battle", yet "magnanimous in victory".
		Click here to listen to the interview with Colonel Tim Collins, plus Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell and professor of international law at the LSE Christopher Greenwood on Kofi Annan's claim the war was illegal.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/today/reports/politics/collins_20040916.shtml (470 words)

	Tim Collins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tim Collins (financier) is an American businessman and financier
		Tim Collins (soldier) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the British army in the 2003 Iraq war, and is notable for giving a famous speech to his troops prior to combat
		Tim Collins (announcer) is a bluegrass radio announcer and winner of several awards
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tim_Collins (171 words)

	Iraq War Blog - Iraqi Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		— the text of Col. Collins speech, hailed as Churchillian in stature, was widely circulated at the beginning of Operation Telic, the name for UK operations in support of the Coalition.
		Soldier wounded at Logistical Base Seitz dies th...
		Three soldiers discharged for abuse in Iraq the s...
	vikingphoenix.com /blog/iwblog/2004/01/col.html (272 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Rules of Engagement: A Life in Conflict: Books: Tim Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I was, and am, anti war but Tim Collins shows the level of professionalism and skill of the british army (if though in decline, sadly).
		I feel proud that we have men like Collins serving the needs of all, and feel he is a sad lose for both the forces and the country as a whole.
		Collins is one of those people who, in his opinion at least, is always right, and he does make a damned good effort in persuading the reader he is too!
	www.amazon.co.uk /Rules-Engagement-Conflict-Tim-Collins/dp/0755313747 (1745 words)

	Colonel Collins' attack on Kember misplaced, say Christian peacemakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Colonel Tim Collins, who came to fame for an ‘inspirational’ speech on the eve of the 2003 Iraq war, has been told by Christian peacemakers that his savage attack on kidnapped Iraq activist Norman Kember is inappropriate, misplaced and ill-informed.
		Collins said that Dr Kember, freed on 23 March with two other Christian peacemakers, was “bloody naïve”, went “hobnobbing with the Sunni extremists”, “should have stuck to helping Christian groups forced underground” and “got what he deserved”.
		By contrast, Tim Collins said in his speech before the war that he intended to bring everyone out alive and that the invasion would leave Iraq a better place.
	www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_06059collins.shtml (894 words)

	Tim Collins Bio - Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau
		Tim Collins was born in Belfast and educated in The Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen’s University Belfast where he read Economics.
		Tim Collins is married to Caroline, a mathematics graduate and former Squash International who was capped 19 times for Ireland.
		As a leadership or motivational speaker there can be few to equal Tim Collins but he is also a convivial and jovial after dinner speaker and an ideal guest for the evening after business conferences.
	premierespeakers.com /tim_collins/bio (455 words)

	British Military Investigates Allegations Against Officer -- 05/21/2003
		The ministry said the soldier was placed on a post-operational leave on May 8, a move the spokesman described as "normal" for an officer returning from war.
		The Sun newspaper broke the story Wednesday, saying that Collins was being investigated for possible violations of the Geneva Convention, including beating Iraqi prisoners of war, pistol-whipping one civilian and threatening others and shooting the tires of vehicles when there was no threat to the lives of soldiers.
		Collins told the BBC that he was confident that the investigation would exonerate him.
	www.cnsnews.com /ForeignBureaus/archive/200305/FOR20030521f.html (459 words)

	RTÉ Television: Ryan Confidential
		In this week's "Ryan Confidential", Gerry talks to Colonel Tim Collins about his extraordinary career as an Irish soldier in the British Army.
		As a young SAS officer, Collins took part in secret missions in the first Gulf War.
		Later, as an SAS Company Commander, he led the audacious and successful mission to free 11 Irish soldiers taken hostage in Sierra Leone, by the notorious West Side Boys.
	www.rte.ie /tv/ryanconfidential/tim.html (202 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Soldiers accused of beating PoWs
		One of the allegations is that a soldier punched a prisoner in the face and gave him a fl eye.
		The British soldiers accused of beating Iraqis are thought to have been flown to their barracks in Germany.
		Colonel Tim Collins accused of mistreating civilians and PoWs
	www.prisonplanet.com /soldiers_accused_of_beating_pows.html (316 words)

	Colonel Tim Collins' Speech
		Colonel Tim Collins' speech to around 800 men of the battlegroup of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment, part of the 16 Air Assault Brigade given at their Fort Blair Mayne camp in the Kuwaiti desert about 20 miles from the Iraqi border on Wednesday 19 March 2003.
		Collins is 42, born and raised in Belfast and now based in barracks at Canterbury with his wife Caroline and five children.
		Dear Colonel Collins, The other day my attention was drawn to the address you made to your Battalion before the conflict to unseat Saddam Hussein began and I asked to see as much of the transcript as possible.
	journal.dajobe.org /journal/2003/03/collins (1665 words)

	BHHRG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		May the British media reported that Lt.-Colonel Tim Collins, someone they had praised for his heroic call to arms in the lead up to the Iraq war was being investigated for possible misconduct during hostilities, including mistreating POWs and intimidating Iraqi civilians.
		Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins commanded the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, which was part of 16 Air Assault Brigade.
		Lt-Col Collins was born and bred in Belfast and graduated in history from the city's Queen's University, before entering Sandhurst military college.
	www.bhhrg.org /LatestNews.asp?ArticleID=21 (1948 words)

	Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots Forums > Royal Irish Hero cleared of mistreating POW`s
		Col Collins, who has always strenuously denied the claims, shot to fame on the eve of fighting in Iraq when he gave a rousing speech to his Royal Irish Regiment troops.
		Colonel Rory Clayton, a former colleague of Col Collins told BBC Radio 4's PM programme: "Tim Collins is a very tough leader, he did drive a very tough regiment of soldiers and he was in a very tough theatre of operations.
		TIM Collins's rousing speech to his men on the eve of battle in Iraq won him headlines around the world.
	www.scotchirish.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t736.html (1160 words)

	War: Rules of Engagement by Tim Collins - Times Online
		Collins was accused of dousing with petrol, igniting and then shooting a Ba’ath party official; the men of his battalion, the 1st Royal Irish regiment, were also accused of massacring nine prisoners in cold blood.
		From the very start of the Iraq invasion, Collins had been a marked man, after the words of a last-minute briefing to his battalion were broadcast to the world by an embedded journalist.
		The speech made Collins few friends in the MoD, so much so that, two months later, despite the fact that neither Collins nor his men had visited Basra where the atrocities were alleged to have occurred, the MoD’s army spokesman Brigadier Matthew Sykes told Collins he wasn’t going to do anything about refuting the story.
	entertainment.timesonline.co.uk /tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article526261.ece (1086 words)

	New leftist plays to make bien-pensant Britons smug - The Washington Times: Books - September 26, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In fact he was, slightly to his surprise, impressed by the "thought-provoking spectacle" (although it looked to me more like two dozen men in gray suits aimlessly milling about in circles, spouting newspaper cuttings).
		As Col. Collins wrote in the Guardian: "The greatest strength of the play was the question I came away with: was the attack on Saddam's regime a crucial intervention or an outlet for George Bush's angst over 9/11?
		I hesitate to take issue with an experienced soldier: Col. Collins knows whereof he speaks when it comes to the realities of the battlefield.
	washingtontimes.com /books/20040925-102812-2481r.htm (998 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| This Week Home \| Tim Collins
		For all of his crimes and because it's the will of the Iraqi people, I'm in no doubt that Saddam must hang.
		We asked former soldier Tim Collins who led our troops into Iraq for his Take Of The Week.
		When I led my men into Iraq in March 2003, I was in no doubt that Saddam's regime was one that should be removed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/this_week/6166966.stm (439 words)

	Comment on Unacceptable! \| Samizdata.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Why is this being taken seriously except, as David Packer astutely noticed, Col Tim Collins, through the brilliance and genuinely held humanity of his rhetoric upstaged Princess Tony, who can only dream of ever coming across with such a profound and unforced ability to move people.
		Col Collins is a career soldier with a distinguished and unblemished record in half a dozen theatres and is a man who commands respect from the men serving under him.
		Col Collins was in the home of a Ba'ahist capo di capo who had been terrorising the neighbourhood for some years.
	www.samizdata.net /mt/hippotime.cgi?entry_id=3540 (3193 words)

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