Topic: Iraq
One suspects this some sort of odd satire, misunderstood in translation.
Magazine claims 1,700 US Soldiers have deserted
PARIS, Dec 04, 2003 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- One thousand and seven hundred U.S. soldiers have deserted their posts in Iraq, with many of them failing to return to military duty after getting permission to go back to the United States, according to the French weekly magazine Le Canard Enchaine.The source? Guess you have to buy a copy. Nothing is on the web, as their site is "under construction."
The magazine, known for its satires and exposes, said the French intelligence agency obtained the information from what it described an "American colleague."
Citing a senior French official posted in Washington, the magazine also said that 7,000 U.S. soldiers have left Iraq allegedly due to psychological troubles and other illnesses.
Some 2,200 others sustained serious injuries including the loss of limbs, it said.
2003 Kyodo News (c)
LE CANARD ENCHAINEThey carry this at the bookstore down on Sunset - Book Soup. My French neighbor across the courtyard, the woman from Toulouse, often has the latest copy. I'll check this out.
SITE OFFICIEL en cours d'installation
LE CANARD ENCHAINE
www.lecanardenchaine.fr
173 rue St-Honor?
75051 Paris Cedex 01
r?daction tel 01.42.60.31.36
abonnements tel 01.42.60.75.16
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