tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post1191541576697677544..comments2024-03-28T06:25:20.573+00:00Comments on The Diary of a Geek in Oxfordshire: UN Acts On Libya CrisisDungeekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181585428709956991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-47406977194794192342011-03-18T13:02:04.782+00:002011-03-18T13:02:04.782+00:00"The French only win wars when the US and UK ..."The French only win wars when the US and UK do most of the fighting" - will it be true once again ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-26795433922085827322011-03-18T10:36:50.109+00:002011-03-18T10:36:50.109+00:00Upon examining the canisters underslung the French...Upon examining the canisters underslung the French aircraft wings, the Libyans discovered them to contain leaflets equally balanced between those claiming that the French will never hurt them, and surrender is OK; and those consisting of pre-prepared oil and infrastructure contracts with French companies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-83106883532387614302011-03-18T10:13:19.595+00:002011-03-18T10:13:19.595+00:00Upon landing, the pilots were surprised when, walk...Upon landing, the pilots were surprised when, walking towards a building with people behind barred windows holding banners "freedom" and "do you duty", there was no duty free olive oil available.<br /><br />When Libyan soldiers came and removed the pilots from the airfield, one pilot was injured when he tried to grab a bayonet from a soldiers rifle. Apparently the Frenchman, never having seen armed troops in France, wanted to use the blade to cut his cheese, and the soldier got irate at the Frenchmans offer to trade his bayonet for some cognac and some pork pate.<br /><br />All was well later, however, when Gadaffi awarded the Frenchmen a medal for their bravery, which they promptly traded for rent boys services in the local souq.<br /><br />Or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-69470738628249944902011-03-18T09:55:53.513+00:002011-03-18T09:55:53.513+00:00Newsflash: The entire French air force, on its way...Newsflash: The entire French air force, on its way to bomb Tripoli, decided to land outside Gaddafi's bunker at the Lybian air force HQ, without having launched their attack.<br /><br />Apparently French Wing Commander Napoleon de Chirac, commander, thought that he saw a plain white flag flying above the airfield, and decided that it would be inappropriate to bomb French territory. <br /><br />Or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com