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FRENCH SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON INNOCENT CIVILIANS ON THE IVORY COAST (WARNING VERY GRAPHIC VIDEO)
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Posted on 11/19/2004 8:53:17 PM PST by BigRedState

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To: DoughtyOne

3:18 into http://radioci.embaci.com/englishdownload/frenchsoldiershootingcivilians1.mpg

clearly shows the French opening fire into the crowd. You see the French perimeter and the smoke from all the weapons being fired.

Also, the AP/CBS reports posted earlier indicate the French are not denying they opened fire into the crowd.


521 posted on 11/20/2004 7:31:56 AM PST by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: MediaMole

Yes wasnt the Muslim opposition leader living in France?


522 posted on 11/20/2004 7:33:23 AM PST by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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To: bahblahbah
If you pause it on 3:15-3:16, you can see one person they are shooting a

I did see that, thanks. Who knows what the real story is here? What is the tie-in with snipers?

523 posted on 11/20/2004 7:49:56 AM PST by zeebee
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To: LayoutGuru2

Excellent, thank you. got it at 280kb/sec


524 posted on 11/20/2004 7:54:17 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (Crush the MSM, Liberals, sKerry and anything Clinton, they are a threat to America.)
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To: Smoote

3:25 into

http://radioci.embaci.com/englishdownload/frenchsoldiershootingcivilians1.mpg

The camera pans from the French line firing to the front of the crowd. The crowd are all lying on the ground and getting cover from the wall. The cameraman is filming from behind the wall so it is easy for him to pan back and forth.

The bullets then would likely hit the people in the back of the crowd who didn't know what was going on at first.

The film above CLEARLY shows the French firing into the crowd. It clearly shows the helmet-less soldier and at 3:45 zooms in on him good enough for a positive ID.


525 posted on 11/20/2004 7:55:04 AM PST by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: Trepz

I dont understand why there is NO coverage of this!


526 posted on 11/20/2004 8:03:53 AM PST by MaryJaneNC
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To: Sloth; mikegi
This is a SLAUGHTER. Sounds like the French don't mind as long as there are no chances of recourse. I wonder if all of the Ill-Gotten profits of Oil 4 Food were spent on this venture? They had to protect the investment. Be assured that "Koffi" has their backs. Only an Idiot would try to go up against that fire power with a rifle or two. All I can say to mikegi is DUH!!!
527 posted on 11/20/2004 8:07:49 AM PST by KoneZone (Again I say "Phuck Phrance!")
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To: MaryJaneNC
Because, if this French military massacre of civilians makes it to the top of the news this morning, for example on Yahoo!News, then it will pull down the current number one story: "Violence breaks out all over Baghdad"

I went to International news on Yahoo! and also did not see it. It was not even in the headlines. Of course, this is no surprise.

The national and international is satanically ANTI-AMERICAN and that is all.

528 posted on 11/20/2004 8:08:49 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (I'll take 1 good "LET'S ROLL!" over 1,000 meaningless & vulgar "ALLAH AHKBAR"'s, any day!)
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To: BigRedState

My the French are so brave. Blow away the heads of unarmed civilians and then they retreat. I bet they gave each other medals after the fact as well.


529 posted on 11/20/2004 8:11:26 AM PST by Imaverygooddriver (I`m a very good driver and I approve this message.)
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To: RandallFlagg

Hey, hope it snowed just the amount you wanted.


530 posted on 11/20/2004 8:12:22 AM PST by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservatives)
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To: BigRedState

No, there was no one with a gun. I watched it twice looking exactly for that. And there you have the French sitting on that truck/tank, whatever you call it (surrender vehicle) pointing guns right at them, then they retreat at the end, as usual. Do a drive by then they run away.


531 posted on 11/20/2004 8:14:09 AM PST by Imaverygooddriver (I`m a very good driver and I approve this message.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
I noticed the same thing, but I'm not surprised. This is the media we're talking about.

I guess if those French troops would have put panties on the heads of all those people it would have gotten some coverage. Then again, I doubt it!

532 posted on 11/20/2004 8:16:00 AM PST by KoRn
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To: BigRedState

if anyone hasn't got the video yet right now might be a good time to download as I got 170kb/sec sustained.

no real comments just yet but it sure doesn't look good for the french. The scene at the end is very brutal.


533 posted on 11/20/2004 8:18:45 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (Crush the MSM, Liberals, sKerry and anything Clinton, they are a threat to America.)
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To: All
I used Babelfish translator to translate the headline from the parent web page of http://radioci.embaci.com/...
Here's what is said.

"Last hour: Shootings of French soldiers on crowd assessment: 4 dead including 1 gendarme"

Gorio
534 posted on 11/20/2004 8:18:48 AM PST by gorio
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To: gorio

YOu need to go to

http://radioci.embaci.com/englishdownload/

to see all of the files.


535 posted on 11/20/2004 8:20:53 AM PST by gorio
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To: Quinotto

Thanks for the response. How many military operations have you heard of where the sniper's I.D. is shown right after the event?

Look at the casual way the public around those personel carriers at the end of the second tape are walking around, seemingly without any fear.

Sorry, I'm not buying the holocaust theory on this one. You're welcome to if you like.


536 posted on 11/20/2004 8:21:31 AM PST by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservatives)
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To: DoughtyOne

Just enough to whiten the grass. The streets are just wet.

We got three feet during the begining of the Iraq War.


537 posted on 11/20/2004 8:22:19 AM PST by RandallFlagg (FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
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To: SeaBiscuit

I got max for my DSL at 128k/sec.

Did anyone else notice the American Flag headscarves at around 3:04 to 3:06 in Video 1?

Not sure if that's designed to be an Insult or a show of Support.


538 posted on 11/20/2004 8:31:58 AM PST by Malsua
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To: gorio

I've been reading some military message boards to see what they had to say. I think the hotel might have been a place for the french civilians to go and they were protecting it.


539 posted on 11/20/2004 8:35:36 AM PST by bahblahbah
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To: PajamaTruthMafia
The film above CLEARLY shows the French firing into the crowd.

And it shows the French standing behind nothing but a hedge for cover, sitting on top of their tanks right out in the open. If they were taking fire from the crowd, would they just be standing out in the open like that? The only time they seem to take cover is as they scurry away after doing the deed.

540 posted on 11/20/2004 8:36:56 AM PST by BJungNan (Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
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