Discuss Op Banner Official Analysis of Military Operations in Northern Ireland (Op BANNER) on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by Oyibo
I'd forgotten the French were involved.
They were involved, but French authorities abjectly refused to share IED intelligence with the British....
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They were involved, but French authorities abjectly refused to share IED intelligence with the British.
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Can you expand on that at all? Genuine interest, not having a dig. Originally Posted by ooooh_matron Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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France was one of the few Nations not to actively engage in an informal network of ATOs across the World. Quite why I don't know, but French Terrorist capabilities were largely unknown by agencies outside France. Originally Posted by Oyibo
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Thanks OM - didn't know that. Originally Posted by ooooh_matron Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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