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22. Uh, we tried to rescue them much sooner and failed miserably...

Mon May 12, 2014, 01:26 AM

May 2014

Special forces today are light years ahead of where they were in 1979, largely because of that failed rescue mission.

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Hmm.. radiclib May 2014 #1

I'll say it again... 951-Riverside May 2014 #2

Uh, we tried to rescue them much sooner and failed miserably... Hippo_Tron May 2014 #22

Yep Dorian Gray May 2014 #8

'He' is a 'she', but that does not matter FrodosPet May 2014 #11

Thank you. NT Raine1967 May 2014 #16

Yep. This is easily the dumbest thing I've read in a long time Number23 May 2014 #24

There are about 170 million people in Nigeria. AngryAmish May 2014 #9

Alright, Ms. anti-insurgency expert, raise your own army AngryAmish May 2014 #14

Just discussed w Nigerian taxi driver flamingdem May 2014 #15

I have seen this posted before and it seems to be a lone voice. sheshe2 May 2014 #20

Good on Nigeria, shame on the person who wrote the article. William769 May 2014 #21

Well my dear Number23. sheshe2 May 2014 #26

Dear France, Thank you for your fast action. Sunlei May 2014 #23