Monday, May 31, 2004
An Impenetrable Cheesecloth
Here's a spokesperson for the French Ministry of Defense on the extraordinary security measures being taken in preparation for the expected attendence of 16 heads of state at the 60th anniversary of D-Day:
Yeah. The Maginot Line worked out so well for you guys last time.
Think you'll be able to get a UN Security Council authorization to shoot in time?
You don't want to waste a minute! Better make sure the surrender documents are already drawn up and sitting on the French Ambassador to Germany's desk, waiting to be presented at the first hint of trouble.
Splash, out
Jason
"The dangers are multiple, from a hijacked airliner being crashed into the stands at the main international ceremony at Arromanches to a tiny bomb being detonated remotely. But we are stretching an impenetrable fabric of protection above Normandy."
Yeah. The Maginot Line worked out so well for you guys last time.
Think you'll be able to get a UN Security Council authorization to shoot in time?
You don't want to waste a minute! Better make sure the surrender documents are already drawn up and sitting on the French Ambassador to Germany's desk, waiting to be presented at the first hint of trouble.
Splash, out
Jason
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