French Ride Forth to Check Islamic Aggresion

[Rucker61]

You just articulated The West's fundamental misunderstanding of Islam.

Islam is a religion. Islam is a political system. Islam is a life system. There can be no religion of Islam without the Islamic state and without the Islamic life system (Sharia Law). They are inseparable. .

There are quite a few Turks who would disagree with this statement.

[mcantar18c]

So, reading here between the lines, Al Qaeda is right: This is a crusade, or a war on Islam? That's really too bad.

It isn't the religion, really, it is the political ambitions of several individuals who seek to gain prestige or power. They use the religion to legitimize their ambitions. It isn't so different anywhere in the world you go. Religion has been used by the ambitious to assuage the legitimate alarm of those who would otherwise oppose that ambition.

You obviously don't get it.

Don't worry guys, the French can surrender all they want... we've already got "boots on the ground" and have for a good minute now.

[flan7211]

I hope the FFL kills as many muzzies as possible.

[KestrelBike]

Islamists taking hostages in Algeria in retribution for the French intervention in Mali: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21042659
Meanwhile, criminals, vagabonds and psychopaths - sorry, I mean the French Foreign Legion - are rolling out of Bamako: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21038856

Reportedly engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Islamists.

This whole thing has an eerie ring of history to it.

I know you jest, but the FFL really has the pick of the litter these days with the economy so they're not all terrible thugs.

[Pancho Villa]

I know you jest, but the FFL really has the pick of the litter these days with the economy so they're not all terrible thugs.

I know.

I still love the history of the thing, though. Like post-WWII where most of the FFL seemed to be ex-SS...

[ruthabagah]

I know.

I still love the history of the thing, though. Like post-WWII where most of the FFL seemed to be ex-SS...

When I trained with them in Guyana they were all former east german Stasi or Romanian securitat... Yeah, lot of blood on their hands.

[Pancho Villa]

When I trained with them in Guyana they were all former east german Stasi or Romanian securitat... Yeah, lot of blood on their hands.

That's a story you need to tell some time. I'd love to hear it over a beer.

[ruthabagah]

That's a story you need to tell some time. I'd love to hear it over a beer.

Will be happy to.

[KestrelBike]

I know.

I still love the history of the thing, though. Like post-WWII where most of the FFL seemed to be ex-SS...

I read somewhere that about 66% of the legionnaires who parachuted into the siege of Dien Bien Phu were all ex-wehrmacht/SS.

[ruthabagah]

I read somewhere that about 66% of the legionnaires who parachuted into the siege of Dien Bien Phu were all ex-wehrmacht/SS.

Yes for Wehrmacht, no for SS. After WW2, a lot of german POW were either asked, or forced (depending of ranks and assignment) to serve the french state for cleaning (Mine removal on the Atlantic wall...), and by 1948, volunteer where incorporated to the Legion. A lot of these men where former Afrika Corps soldiers. This explain why some of the legion's marching song includes german words....

SS are a different story: they were interned in france, then handed over to germany in the late 40'.