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| French aircraft carrier runs away |
| 2003-02-18 |
| The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is returning to France next week, say French officials, apparently scotching suggestions that it might be heading for the Gulf. The vessel set sail on 4 February from its Mediterranean home port of Toulon, amid speculation that its final destination might be the Gulf. Officially the vessel was heading for exercises off Crete, but some military analysts believed that it would subsequently join the build-up of military forces in the Gulf. However, a senior French naval spokesman said on Monday there was "no question" of the Charles de Gaulle going to the Gulf. "Are you crazy? There may be a war there!" "As planned, we will leave Crete again on 21 February and we should arrive back in Toulon on 25 February," said Lieutenant Commander Bertrand Bonneau of the Charles de Gaulle battle group. "There is no question at all of us going to the Gulf," he told the French news agency AFP. Good! |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 Mike: Even better, and lets' hope so. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-02-18 15:30:55 |
| #8 they'll be able to find her by listening to the cavitation from the bent screws |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-18 14:18:23 |
| #7 You cant make up something that funny. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-02-18 12:47:33 |
| #6 Rex: You mean "cheese-eating torpedo target," don't you? Hope we've got a 688 boat stalking her . . . So where's the big French carrier that's makin' such a fuss? We've gotta sink the Charles DeGaulle, the world depends on us! So load an ADCAP in the tube and bring the boat about 'Cause when we find the Charles DeGaulle, we're gonna take her out! |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-02-18 12:39:30 |
| #5 I think it still is. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-18 11:46:01 |
| #4 Lovers of historical irony might enjoy this. This flag(scroll down; it's the first one) was once the French naval ensign |
| Posted by: Christopher Johnson 2003-02-18 11:34:31 |
| #3 Cheese eating surrender sea monkeys. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-02-18 11:03:12 |
| #2 Join le navy and see Toulon. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-02-18 10:39:19 |
| #1 Maybe the Charles De Gaulle can reprovision at Toulon and then set sail for the Ivory Coast to project French power there. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-02-18 10:33:29 |