Frenchman kills three of his Somali captors and escapes!

Freefaller said:
I just can :)
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We're going to play this game are we? ;)

I have been inside 22 SAS at Hereford, visited D Sqn offices, sat in their interest room (where they have a very nice stained glass window commerating Brad Tinion), been to their training facility (where they have all the buildings they do FIBUA training, and the aircraft body they have for rapid entry training).

I have even watched them train :)

It's funny, because they have such an air of mystisim around them, but they are really just a super highly trained infantry unit with tons of quality kit. You could pass them in the street and not know it.

They are great at what they do because they train day in, day out.

Your turn :)
 
oops;)

"However, witnesses gave a conflicting account of the Frenchman's release.
Mogadishu residents told the BBC that they had seen Islamist rebels freeing the Frenchman and pointing him in the direction of the presidential palace."
 
Christo said:
"However, witnesses gave a conflicting account of the Frenchman's release.
Mogadishu residents told the BBC that they had seen Islamist rebels freeing the Frenchman and pointing him in the direction of the presidential palace."
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' Pardon moi but I 'ave keeled 3 fundamenaleets. Pour allez au presidential palace s'il vous plait ?

' Straight down the road, turn left at the .50 cal on the back of a Toyota and straight on. '

' Merci beaucoup. '
 
Tefal said:
lol wut?

I'm pretty sure taking cheap shots at each other is a British and French tradition not a yank thing.
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The 'French coward stuff' came into play mainly thanks to the US when the French were not stupid enough to get involved in Iraq... Their reaction all the way from news media down to general public was diabolical and shameful.

I'll have to apologize, but having a French friend who's been at the 'cutting edge' of american anti-French antics (during that time), I'm rather touchy about it. He was even thrown out of a restaurant in San Diego when they realised he had a French accent! Pathetic!

Again, apololgies for being so touchy on the matter!
 
The Mad Rapper said:
We're going to play this game are we? ;)

I have been inside 22 SAS at Hereford, visited D Sqn offices, sat in their interest room (where they have a very nice stained glass window commerating Brad Tinion), been to their training facility (where they have all the buildings they do FIBUA training, and the aircraft body they have for rapid entry training).

I have even watched them train :)

It's funny, because they have such an air of mystisim around them, but they are really just a super highly trained infantry unit with tons of quality kit. You could pass them in the street and not know it.

They are great at what they do because they train day in, day out.

Your turn :)
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I have absolutely no need to justify or explain myself to you, however I shall give a very precis'ed account of my first hand knowledge.

I did my military service in France (I had to do it), and was able to spend time with the special forces as part of the training, furthermore I have had the privilege to meet several SAS soldiers at the time who came to do some training exercises as part of a NATO operation at the time - right place right time I guess. I also spent time in the middle east speaking to numerous members of different military forces who had some remarkable stories of both the British and French special forces.

I won't go into any more detail.
 
Christo said:
oops;)

"However, witnesses gave a conflicting account of the Frenchman's release.
Mogadishu residents told the BBC that they had seen Islamist rebels freeing the Frenchman and pointing him in the direction of the presidential palace."
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Oh dear.
 
The Mad Rapper said:
We're going to play this game are we? ;)

I have been inside 22 SAS at Hereford, visited D Sqn offices, sat in their interest room (where they have a very nice stained glass window commerating Brad Tinion), been to their training facility (where they have all the buildings they do FIBUA training, and the aircraft body they have for rapid entry training).

I have even watched them train :)

It's funny, because they have such an air of mystisim around them, but they are really just a super highly trained infantry unit with tons of quality kit. You could pass them in the street and not know it.

They are great at what they do because they train day in, day out.

Your turn :)
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He wasnt saying the SAS arent decent.:confused: Im not sure what watching them train proves anyway?
 
Freefaller said:
I have absolutely no need to justify or explain myself to you, however I shall give a very precis'ed account of my first hand knowledge.

I did my military service in France (I had to do it), and was able to spend time with the special forces as part of the training, furthermore I have had the privilege to meet several SAS soldiers at the time who came to do some training exercises as part of a NATO operation at the time - right place right time I guess. I also spent time in the middle east speaking to numerous members of different military forces who had some remarkable stories of both the British and French special forces.

I won't go into any more detail.
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I think you haven't really taken my comments in the spirit they were intended. No need to be so defensive, and you can't post what you did and not expect someone to press you for more detail.
 
NeilFawcett said:
The 'French coward stuff' came into play mainly thanks to the US when the French were not stupid enough to get involved in Iraq... Their reaction all the way from news media down to general public was diabolical and shameful.
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what :/

I think it mostly comes from their surrender in ww2.

and French british joking/arguing is tradition.
 
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