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2003-02-17 Iraq

"No question" of France's aircraft carrier going to Gulf: navy

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-02-17 06:08 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gosh, I guess the French didnt get as much Signals Intelligence as they thought they'd get on their last shadowing of the fleet. Ok Boys, you can turn the radios back on now, the frogs have gone home.

Betcha 10 to 1, she never leaves Toulon.

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-02-17 19:02:35|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2003-02-17 19:02:35|| Front Page Top

#2 There is always the "Mers al-Kabir" solution for the French fleet...
___________________borgboy

Posted by borgboy 2003-02-17 20:14:25|| 2003-02-17 20:14:25|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the headline was in error.

Should have read:

No chance of carrier REACHING the Gulf

Posted by Dreadnought 2003-02-17 22:47:56|| 2003-02-17 22:47:56|| Front Page Top

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