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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (14559)	12/23/2001 4:44:28 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll, I am listening to what you are saying, and considering it. I have read up a little on the French Foreign Legion. (this is "on topic" for this conversation). I am not a military person though, some comments from those who are may be of interest. ambafrance-us.org The French have an amazing defense organization with the FFL. Anyone who screws with them gets the FFL in their face. No matter how many are killed and wounded, no French families suffer, and the Nation is not turned into turmoil on that point. They are officered by French citizens though, and it is regarded as a big honor to lead the Foreign Legion. So their tactics are incredibly aggressive, they expect casualties, but make sure they are effective casualties. An enemy position is given away (killing the legionnaire), or a distraction is made of some other move (for example). Looks to me the Palestinians are working a similar line. In that casualties are seen as "effective casualties". They serve a purpose of some sort. That is very tough to deal with.

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