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| Three Frenchmen killed fighting US in Iraq | |
| 2004-11-18 | |
A 24-year-old Frenchman from Paris identified as Tarek W. was killed on September 17, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He was the latest addition to a list French authorities have drawn up of French casualties in Iraq, all of whom appear to be of Arab origin. The two other men on the list were Redouane el-Hakim, a 19-year-old also from Paris who was killed July 17, and Abdel Halim Badjoudj, 19, killed in Iraq on October 20, according to the official, who confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper. The case of El-Hakim, who was of Tunisian origin, was first reported October 22 and confirmed by officials. They said his brother, Boubakeur, 21, was being detained by Syrian authorities. French officials were checking the identity of a fourth man who was killed in recent weeks to see if he, too, held French citizenship. Authorities estimate that around a dozen Frenchmen of north African Arab background have gone to Iraq via Syria to join the insurgency against US-led troops, but said there was no proof of an organised recruitment network. | |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #8 Three Frenchmen killed fighting US in Iraq well ... eeer ... its a start |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-18 3:15:16 PM |
| #7 I took my son, who tends not to keep up with current events, to the National D-Day Museum. The exhibits at the museum make very vivid the sacrifices made by our soldiers (and those of our allies) in liberating France. I pointed at St. Mere Eglise on a big map and told my son, "That's probably the only town in France where we'd still be welcome." To which he replied incredulously, "The French don't like us? Why?" I wish I had had a camcorder with me. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-11-18 1:07:24 PM |
| #6 Once again we've done a favor for the French which will never be repaid nor will it garner their appreciation. |
| Posted by: Mark Z. 2004-11-18 12:39:24 PM |
| #5 It's a start. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-18 11:33:43 AM |
| #4 Cheese-eating decomposition monkeys? |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-11-18 11:21:08 AM |
| #3 Authorities estimate that around a dozen Frenchmen of north African Arab background have gone to Iraq via Syria to join the insurgency against US-led troops, but said there was no proof of an organised recruitment network Why do I get the feeling that the French government would actually encourge activist French islamics to seek their fate in Iraq? |
| Posted by: Don 2004-11-18 10:55:11 AM |
| #2 Serves them right for reading too much Derrida and Foucault. |
| Posted by: Onionman 2004-11-18 10:47:33 AM |
| #1 Well, if the French are fighting in Iraq our victory is assured! Screw you, ya cheese eatin' surrender monkeys! |
| Posted by: gb506 2004-11-18 10:30:15 AM |