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Philippine officials also wondered why the surrounded peacekeepers were not supported by UN rapid-reaction forces with armored vehicles, similar to another group of besieged Filipinos who had been rescued.
That's us. I suppose because even the Irish can't be in two places at once.
This is how the same fillipino troops were received at home.... watch and see how the irish are received, by a very small media presence and only family and friends. you wont see a ticker tape parade through the city centre for them. Im starting to feel that a large section of the Irish public are about as f**king unpatriotic as you can get.
"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
This is how the same fillipino troops were received at home.... watch and see how the irish are received, by a very small media presence and only family and friends. you wont see a ticker tape parade through the city centre for them. Im starting to feel that a large section of the Irish public are about as f**king unpatriotic as you can get.
The Irish rotation happened yesterday, troops are home.
The Irish rotation happened yesterday, troops are home.
Welcome back to them, good luck to their replacements
'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night. http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
The Irish rotation happened yesterday, troops are home.
Did it even make the news ????
Had no idea, welcome home troops
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
Did it even make the news ????
Had no idea, welcome home troops
There are not to many Kate Adies knocking around this county. The nearest we had as a sorry excuse for a fearless war correspondent was Charlie Bird during Gulf war two making his reports from a four star hotel bedroom in Kuwait. or Philip Boucher Hayes being told to get the hell out for Iraq quick be RTE before he shits down his white linen suit after a shell landed 500 meters from were he was standing.
there are not to many kate adies knocking around this county. The nearest we had as a sorry excuse for a fearless war correspondent was charlie bird during gulf war two making his reports from a four star hotel bedroom in kuwait. Or philip boucher hayes being told to get the hell out for iraq quick be rte before he shits down his white linen suit after a shell landed 500 meters from were he was standing.
lmfao.... :-d
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
Jimbo, in today Indo has again mentioned Israel getting us out of trouble. Let us hope certain people reading it do not get the idea that we are allies of the Issies and decide to have a go. This Bo£$%x I'm sure has heard the GOC say that no help was given, so why repeat it without proof.
PS
Very good article in today's Sunday Times about the DF by Kevin Myers.
...This Bo£$%x I'm sure has heard the GOC say that no help was given, so why repeat it without proof.
actually, the minister and the GOC have denied that a very specific event happened, which to my understand was not what was alleged to have happened.
the suggestion/allegation (or my understanding of it) is that both Israeli and Syrian Artillery fired on AN forces who were at the time either engaging or in proximity with, UNDOF forces. initially, no one seemed to question it, and indeed accepted it as the obvious course of events given the situation.
then the Minister and GOC denied that Israeli troops had rescued Irish troops - which, to me (and to anyone with even the vaguest military knowledge), has a very specific meaning - and not one that has anything whatsoever to do with what is alleged to have happened.
lets say i accuse you of generally chatting up my wife, and you reply that you have never shagged my wife in the Dublin airport hotel, that she did not go like a steamtrain, and that you did not eat raspberry icecream from her firm, but still full, breasts.
actually, the minister and the GOC have denied that a very specific event happened, which to my understand was not what was alleged to have happened.
the suggestion/allegation (or my understanding of it) is that both Israeli and Syrian Artillery fired on AN forces who were at the time either engaging or in proximity with, UNDOF forces. initially, no one seemed to question it, and indeed accepted it as the obvious course of events given the situation.
then the Minister and GOC denied that Israeli troops had rescued Irish troops - which, to me (and to anyone with even the vaguest military knowledge), has a very specific meaning - and not one that has anything whatsoever to do with what is alleged to have happened.
lets say i accuse you of generally chatting up my wife, and you reply that you have never shagged my wife in the Dublin airport hotel, that she did not go like a steamtrain, and that you did not eat raspberry icecream from her firm, but still full, breasts.
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