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ONE OF THE YOUNG British men in the now infamous white vans incident dialled 999 to call UK police to the scene near the US airbase in Britain, the Times of London reported today. Police said they responded “in the early hours of Sunday morning due to a range of information received”, confirming that there was more than one call. The original report said suspected Iranians were caught “with explosives” to blow up RAF Fairford, used by the US to fly planes involved in the illegal US-Israel war on Iran, and a farmer called the police. . STORY FLIPS But it is now known that the five men were British nationals in their 20s, one of whom called the police to the scene, and the vans held no explosives, only fuel barrels, all of which were empty except one. The Iran angle is now considered false. Police believe illicit transfers of fuel may explain activities by the men in the vans, which carried a red Fuel 2You logo, copied from a legitimate petrol delivery business’s green Fuel2You logo. . TRUMP, RUBIO AND THE GULF The huge gulf between the original story and the actual details now emerging show a huge contrast between the US and the UK. The US said they knew everything about the men and had been watching them, according to statements by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The arrested men were working for a foreign state and should not have been released on bail, their version said. In contrast, the UK police have presented far more detailed reports, admitting what they know and don't know as facts emerge. It is extremely difficult to see the US claims as anything but fiction presented as fact. . OTHER THEORIES On UK social media, there’s much talk of a foiled “false flag” operation. Europe, including the UK, is in the grip of a major fearmongering operation by the governments and mainstream media (BBC, 19 September: “Are we prepared for war?”) But many others say the story may be one of a simple commercial crime gone wrong. . .