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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: French soldiers had 2 chances to kill bin Laden |
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IGTG will love this..
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A French documentary claims French soldiers had two opportunities to shoot and kill Osama bin Laden, but they were not given the go-ahead by their American superiors.
According to media reports, the documentary says French special forces had the leader of al-Qaeda in their sights twice in Afghanistan, in 2003 and 2004.
The soldiers would have fired on him, the film says, but the order to kill simply never came from the U.S. commanders in charge. |
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/22/osama-france.html
I'd like to see this documentary. The claim seems a bit dubious to me. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| Americans hate the Frenchies but few realize they have one of the best Trained Forces in the World. They have their own private army FFL, has more desert experience then any other regiment in the world. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:37 am Post subject: |
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There has been a policy of "let him go" ever since they made him an escape route out of tora bora.
because America needs enemies. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:24 am Post subject: Re: French soldiers had 2 chances to kill bin Laden |
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| BJWD wrote: |
I'd like to see this documentary. The claim seems a bit dubious to me. |
Especially when...
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| The documentary has created a stir among government officials. The French cable network LCI says the Defence Ministry is calling the film's claims "pure fabrication." |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: |
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| That, and it comes from France. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrench wrote: |
| Americans hate the Frenchies but few realize they have one of the best Trained Forces in the World. They have their own private army FFL, has more desert experience then any other regiment in the world. |
Isn't the FFL prone to mutiny?
From Wicki:
"The 1st Regiment Etranger Parachutiste was established in 1955 and disbanded in April 1961 as the entire regiment rose against the French government of Charles de Gaulle, in protest against moves to negotiate an end to the Algerian War. "
"A battle in Syria saw two opposing sides fight against each other in a short engagement, and later on the Vichy Legion joined its Free French brethren."
cbc |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
| Wrench wrote: |
| Americans hate the Frenchies but few realize they have one of the best Trained Forces in the World. They have their own private army FFL, has more desert experience then any other regiment in the world. |
Isn't the FFL prone to mutiny?
From Wicki:
"The 1st Regiment Etranger Parachutiste was established in 1955 and disbanded in April 1961 as the entire regiment rose against the French government of Charles de Gaulle, in protest against moves to negotiate an end to the Algerian War. "
"A battle in Syria saw two opposing sides fight against each other in a short engagement, and later on the Vichy Legion joined its Free French brethren."
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They just feel strongly about political causes.
Of course the German army would never disobey orders no matter how much they hated them. Unfortunately. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: |
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| BJWD wrote: |
| That, and it comes from France. |
Don't be ridiculous. |
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Tobacco Dreams
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: DEATH TO EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN! |
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Just as I thought!
Eurasia had a chance to kill Emmanuel Goldstein AND THEY BACKED DOWN!
This is why we will ALWAYS be at war with Eurasia.
I HATE THAT EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN SO, SO VERY MUCH!
Death to Goldstein, death to Eurasia, long live the fraternal alliance of Eastasia and Oceania!
Oceania, 'tis of thee . . . |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:05 am Post subject: Re: DEATH TO EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN! |
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| Tobacco Dreams wrote: |
Eurasia had a chance to kill Emmanuel Goldstein AND THEY BACKED DOWN!
This is why we will ALWAYS be at war with Eurasia.
I HATE THAT EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN SO, SO VERY MUCH!
Death to Goldstein, death to Eurasia, long live the fraternal alliance of Eastasia and Oceania!
Oceania, 'tis of thee . . . |
Ah yes, the immortal George Orwell.
The name was Goldstein eh? Ya don't say.
1984 written in 1948 
Hmmmmmmm ... wonder what ol' Georgie boy was ... getting at ??? |
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