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2007-10-14 Europe

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Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 12:10|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Wikipedia article on Denard

"Colonel" Bob Denard, known in Arabic as Said Mustapha Mahdjoub (April 7, 1929 October 14, 2007) was perhaps the most famous and influential mercenary since World War II. He was known for having done various jobs in the Françafrique for Jacques Foccart, in charge of French president Charles de Gaulle's covert actions, in particular in Africa. He also worked for the British MI6. Born as Gilbert Bourgeaud, he was the father of eight children and had been married seven times (polygamously), after converting to Islam.

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 12:22|| 2007-10-14 12:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Denard, 78, was notorious for leading coups in Africa, including four in the Comoros Islands - the most recent of which was in 1995.

Notorious, yes. Effective no. He pretty much went downhill after a head wound in 1967 in the Congo.

Posted by Pappy 2007-10-14 12:41|| 2007-10-14 12:41|| Front Page Top

#3 that was the campaign with Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-14 12:45|| 2007-10-14 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Denard, 78, was notorious for leading coups in Africa, including four in the Comoros Islands

If at first you don't succeed ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-14 13:48|| 2007-10-14 13:48|| Front Page Top

#5 that was the campaign with Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner?

The one after that - Denard was wounded during the Second Stanleyville uprising.

Posted by Pappy 2007-10-14 20:42|| 2007-10-14 20:42|| Front Page Top

#6 I didn't think that song was meant to refer to any particular war in Africa; it seems to refer to at least two separate wars (the Biafran war and at least one civil war in the Congo) but appears to talk about them as if they were a single war. Possibly on purpose.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-10-14 21:57|| 2007-10-14 21:57|| Front Page Top

#7 * "Both jail sentences were suspended" + "soldier, not an assassin" > read, Denard's backers were too powerful = PC to expose.

* "30 men in inflatable boats" > Denard's ultimate weakness was sticking to good schemes-methodisms for the wrong = incomplete objectives or mission types.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-14 22:09|| 2007-10-14 22:09|| Front Page Top

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