| SkippyPB 2007-05-18, 6:55 pm |
| On 17 May 2007 12:47:31 -0700, Alistair
<alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On 17 May, 03:38, JB <hong...@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>Yep, us Brits do spying, on the cheap, so much better than the Cousins
>with all their technology. And, to ensure that your ally doesn't
>renege on the deal you have to spy on him.
>
>Did you know that American friendly fire incidents pre-date the Iraq
>wars? I met an elderly director of the charity that I volunteer for
>last night and he remembers, in WW2, when the USAF bombed Brighton. It
>brought to mind the Milo Minderbender from Catch 22.
American friendly fire incidents occurred with some regularity during
the Vietnam War. Not so much bombings but artillery fire. I was
involved (the recipient as it were) of just such an incident.
Fortunately, no one was killed but our position was severally damaged.
Regards,
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