<b>Sun Hits the Chicken Ship</b>

The Sun (UK) ^ | 3-24-03 | Atomic Conspiracy

[atomic conspiracy]

Sun hits the chicken ship

By MARTIN WALLACE and ROSS HINDLEY

COWARDLY French sailors are enjoying a holiday on the Thames — while our brave boys and girls risk their lives to topple Saddam.

Crew of the coastal patrol vessel FS Flamant are unashamedly flying a Tricolour while moored in central London.

So The Sun steamed into action yesterday by blitzing them with white feathers — the coward’s symbol.

We hired a 38ft yacht for our daring assault on the 150ft ship, which is moored next to Tower Bridge.

First, we hoisted up the Red Ensign flag as we left St Katharine’s dock.

Then we circled the ship and shouted to the crew: “We have le feather blanc for you grands poulets.

We sounded our horn and then moved into position.

As the rattled French seamen looked on in amazement, we bombarded them with the feathers — which showered their deck.

Sailors ran for a hose and sounded the ship’s booming horn to warn us off.

A senior officer wagged his finger and shouted “No, no”.

Then the wet blankets rang the police and asked them to deal with us.

One amused officer told us: “We’ve had a complaint about you from the French warship. Take this as a friendly warning.

“They’re very edgy about all this.

[atomic conspiracy]

You may recall that it was also The Sun who called the British Fifth Column media last year on their lies about Guantanamo. They are a true friend in a time of crisis, and a lot of fun besides.

[patriciaruth]

Isn't the Sun the one that did the ChIraq as worm drawing and the other day had ChIraq as Saddam's whore?

[Byron_the_Aussie]

Well done, Sun journalists. Your next mission, if you choose to accept it, will require even more feathers than you used for the French ship:

[may18]

Im just amazed the french didnt surrender!!

[atomic conspiracy]

"Isn't the Sun the one that did the ChIraq as worm drawing and the other day had ChIraq as Saddam's whore?"

That was them. They are one of the least PC papers in the Western world, apparently as a matter of policy. Today's issue refers to various Saddamites as "savages", "the bastard of Baghdad", and "ghouls" for their mistreatment of American POWs. They routinely refer to American and British service personnal as heroes (imagine the WaPo doing that). The male audience will enjoy the Page 3 girls, wives and girlfriends permitting of course.

[Nucluside]

Brits have their own Freepers!

[Miss Marple]

I wonder if they would send subcriptions to the US! We need a paper like that here! Much as I love the Washington Times and the New York Post, they are seriously lacking in the activism angle.

[may18]

Its online

http://www.thesun.co.uk

[steve in DC]

Im just amazed the french didnt surrender!!

Thank God the police arrived when they did. Otherwise, they would have been forced to surrender.

[kAcknor]

Brits have their own Freepers!

kAcknor Sez:

Ya, maybe.... But they are Freepers with an attitude we've rarely seen here. ;)

" Unwrap'em"

I'd love to see them publish a New York edition. Don't think it would go over well in Salt Lake. lol

"tIqIpqu' 'ej nom tIqIp" (Hit them hard and hit them fast.)

Have you checked the *bang_list today?

[dighton]

Yes.

Here are the two Sun classics, worm and whore.