{"id":30718,"date":"2016-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sas-would-have-taken-out-lindt-gunman-says-kochie\/"},"modified":"2016-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T00:00:00","slug":"sas-would-have-taken-out-lindt-gunman-says-kochie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/sas-would-have-taken-out-lindt-gunman-says-kochie\/","title":{"rendered":"SAS would have taken out Lindt gunman, says Kochie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>David Koch has revealed that sources inside the SAS have told him they would have taken the Lindt siege gunman out as quickly as possible if they had been allowed to.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe talked informally about it to mates we got to know in the SAS,\u201d Kochie tells FIVEAA breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>He says the source said they would\u2019ve taken out Man Haron Monis before he could do any harm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we do in these situations in Afghanistan and Iraq &#8212; you just take the person out as quickly as possible because you\u2019ve got civilian lives involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/280352033&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s an absolute no brainer to have a protocol that the SAS gets involved in these sorts of things,\u201d Kochie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have one of the most elite regiments in the world \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor them not to be called on in terms of the Lindt caf\u00e9 siege is just unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An inquest into the fatal Lindt siege is currently underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how upset &#8212; particularly the Sydney and NSW public is about this inquiry into the Lindt siege \u2026 because what it is turning up is just penny ante turf wars in terms of the handling of the siege itself,\u201d Koch said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a consequence of federation and state police forces running their own shows \u2026 in something as serious as this, you\u2019ve got to get the best in the world involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/people-power-kills-off-bunnings-plan\"><strong>\u201cPEOPLE POWER\u201d KILLS OFF BUNNINGS PLAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/boaky-dares-kyle-chalmers-to-showdown-with-port-adelaide\"><strong>BOAKY DARES KYLE CHALMERS TO A SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Koch has revealed that sources inside the SAS have told him they would have taken the Lindt siege gunman out as quickly as possible if they had been allowed to. \u201cWe talked informally about it to mates we got to know in the SAS,\u201d Kochie tells FIVEAA breakfast. 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