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2004-02-02 Africa: East

Sudanese massacre 175 in Darfur, lose 700 troops

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-02-02 12:38:50 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 700 hundred seems like make believe. So who's your buddy, who's your pal. Very sad!

Posted by Lucky 2004-2-2 2:06:47 AM|| 2004-2-2 2:06:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope we didn't sell those clowns the gunships.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-2-2 10:41:04 AM|| 2004-2-2 10:41:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 SH, the Sudanese Army is equipped with old Soviet equipment (I.E., Anatov aircraft), including several dozen MI-24 HIND helicopter gunships. I guess it's about time to smuggle a few dozen Stinger missiles to the rebels - they drove the Russian helicopters from the sky in Afghanistan.

As for 700 casualties, I can believe it. I doubt the Sudanese Army has much discipline, and the "militias" have even less. Get 'em all crowded together (effective use of terrain, etc.), chop 'em up with machine guns and automatic weapons, you can do some serious damage in just a few minutes.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-2-2 10:59:59 AM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-2-2 10:59:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 lose 700 troops? anyone give them a map and compass?

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-2-2 2:59:22 PM|| 2004-2-2 2:59:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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