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Soldiers For Hire
The History Channel ^
| July 18, 2004
Posted on 07/18/2004 7:57:12 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
No I don't. My cable here gets, in english - CNN outta Hong Kong, Knowledge channel, Discovery, National Geo., HBO, Star Movies, Cinemax and one or 2 others in english. And of course 30-40 in Chinese.
But no History channel, which was one of my most watched in s. cali. And no Comedy Central or Fox channel, news or otherwise. So no King of the Hill.
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posted on
07/19/2004 12:26:30 AM PDT
by
Khurkris
(Proud Scottish/HillBilly - We perfected "The Art of the Grudge")
To: Cannoneer No. 4
I too watched it last night and was very impressed. When it comes to the UN “peacekeeping missions” I have only one comment.
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posted on
07/19/2004 3:52:35 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: Khurkris
Hardship tour. Not quite as bad as Armed Forces Network Korea before they got their satellite feed.
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posted on
07/19/2004 5:30:37 AM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
I saw this special last evening (Sunday) and it was excellent.
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posted on
07/19/2004 5:49:31 AM PDT
by
7.62 x 51mm
(• Veni • Vidi • Vino •)
To: Choose Ye This Day; Cannoneer No. 4
You beat me to it. I thought of posting that last night, but didn't have time/got pulled away, and came back to post this AM.
Before 9/11/2001, SoF magazine ran a number of articles, over the course of several months, about EO and the situation in Sierra Leone. Their analysis of the UN bureaucrats was pretty biting, and deservedly so.
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posted on
07/19/2004 5:52:20 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
To: cavtrooper21
My ex-Brother in Law teachs air mobile tactics in Africa. He's rated for both fixed-wing multi-engine and rotary wing.
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posted on
07/19/2004 6:23:16 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
To: struwwelpeter
Like they say, "Armies of nations have to do a lot of things. A Private Army has to do only one thing."
The word FREELANCERS came from the long wars of Europe and the fact that Soldiers all had nothing to do when the war was over and the Soldiers were no longer needed and could not be afforded.
The Greeks had the Spartans.
Egypt used Mercs.
What has always been will always be.
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posted on
07/19/2004 2:58:02 PM PDT
by
Michael121
(An old soldier knows truth. Only a Dead Soldier knows peace.)
To: struwwelpeter
Thanks to the networks' body-counting, agencies and governments will probably be relying more and more on these "contractors".
Or
kontraktniki. Depending on the area of operation.
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posted on
07/22/2004 5:26:48 PM PDT
by
Wolf_Lochert
(He who laughs last thinks slowest.)
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