"A few good men — How three SAS commandos defeated" Topic
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27 Dec 2018 11:08 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "A few good men — How three SAS commandos defetead" to "A few good men — How three SAS commandos defeated"
03 Jan 2019 10:44 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Removed from Modern Media board
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Tango01  | 27 Dec 2018 9:49 p.m. PST |
…400 African rebels "IN THE SUMMER OF of 1981, the tiny west African nation of Gambia was rocked by a coup d'etat. The president, Dawda Jawara, was out of the country attending the wedding of Charles and Diana. In his absence, one of leader's political rivals, a Libyan-backed Marxist, overthrew the government. Together with an army of 400 men, he took the president's wife and family captive, along with dozens of other hostages, while seizing an armoury, the airport and a radio station in the capital Banjul. A longtime ally of the British, President Jawara appealed to London for assistance. The Thatcher Government responded cautiously. After issuing a statement condemning the coup, the British dispatched a two-man team of SAS commandos into neighbouring Senegal, which surrounds Gambia on all sides. Their orders were fairly simple: liaise with Senegalese troops, observe the situation as it developed and await further instructions…."
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| Sigwald | 28 Dec 2018 6:30 a.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 28 Dec 2018 9:05 a.m. PST |
400 African Rebels vs. 2-3 SAS leading Senegalese troops … The outcome was clear …  |
| Choctaw | 28 Dec 2018 10:20 a.m. PST |
And why isn't this a major (no pun intended) motion picture? |
| hocklermp5 | 28 Dec 2018 10:44 a.m. PST |
Because it is so very un-PC. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 28 Dec 2018 11:39 a.m. PST |
"Fortune Favors The Brave!" |
| Tango01 | 28 Dec 2018 12:29 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile)
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| Legion 4 | 29 Dec 2018 9:06 a.m. PST |
hocklermp5 … that is probably true. But to paraphrase, never let the truth get in the way of PC SJW, etc., narratives, agendas and predilections to rewrite history ! |
| Lost Wolf | 01 Jan 2019 6:21 p.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 01 Jan 2019 8:30 p.m. PST |
Truth is stranger than fiction. I've always loved the British, stiff upper lip, can do attitude. |
| Legion 4 | 02 Jan 2019 2:29 p.m. PST |
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