Who the **** are you, asked the man from special forces

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | April 6, 2003 | Olga Craig

[Paradox]

You're correct in assuming what swear word was used.

Ah, ok, a bit more in common than I realized. Reading the comments from some of the British soldiers, they use a whole bunch of great words that we in the US dont. Things like Bloody, Gobsmacked, etc.. very cool..

[Michael121]

A green beret is just a hat, the man who stands beneath it is the one who believes in the motto : "De Oppresso Liber"
(To Free the Oppressed)
It is not just some words it is a firm belief.

The best way to fight that oppression is to take the battle to the enemy. As with demolition of a building. You take down a regime from within. Implosion is an art. US ARMY Special Forces, Navy S.E.A.L.'s, and British and Australian S.A.S are the charges placed inside the structure then one by one they go BOOOM!

[The Shrew]

I sometimes wish I had whatever it took to attract a man like that. OTOH, perhaps it is better for me not to know. God bless them.

That has to be the quote of the day! Would that quote embody a larger allegory of western women once again being wooed by real men and not the lip-biting, sensitive, dnc types that currently haunt the cultural elite.

Regards,

TS

[bvw]

Perhps he was upset he did NOT know who she was, when he should have been aware of any Brit citizens in that section of town from his intel.

[KneelBeforeZod]

I was somewhere in London, can't remember where... I saw an old church with regiment flags hung from the walls. Some where barely in one piece anymore, 200 years old.

[Exit148]

"That sounds like the beginning to a great love story! :)"

"She: Do you remember the very first words you spoke to me when we met on the bridge on that fateful day"?

LOL!

[DED]

Interesting description after the Iraqis whining that our folks are dressing in civilian clothes as though it were the same thing as their weasels doing it to hide behind civilians and con our people into shooting civilians.

[DED]

Must be the "ISTS" sticking together....

[Guenevere]

#30..Yes indeed, I've seen that movie!
...Loved it!

[Aggie Mama]

I was thinking the same thing!

[DED]

That's only the half of it. NO ONE is as nasty with their language as the Brits when they really get going! I have occasion to work with a lot of them and believe me, I hear them say stuff that you absolutely won't hear from anyone else!

[Guenevere]

#46..Oh, now you're getting us to the swooning stage....LOL

[Guenevere]

#44....Oh, that's waaaay too practical!

In our romance novels, we've met this 'type' of man many times!!!

Hard as nails, well respected by his men....and the women just melt!

[Aggie Mama]

I think that there is a hunger out there for men like that. Traditional romance novels make up 50% of the paperback market. The stories sell b/c women like strong (read: alpha)men, regardless of what Calvin Klein is pushing.

This story gave me goosebumps.

[CommandoFrank]

Why do I have a scene of them in bed, lying there smoking a cigarette after.... you know the rest.

[Jeremiah Jr]

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[sarasmom]

It is no secret that most women desire an alpha male for a life mate.
The secret is, that there are very few alpha males,and a surplus of alpha females.
We beta females are very much aware of this fact.
Most Beta males, OTOH, seek to mate with Alpha females.
They get really upset when Alpha females logically reject them, and Beta females also eschew them for letting their mouthes overload their asses.
I really hate short, French men.

[philman_36]

If the guy were American, I would assume it was the "F" word.
Ah yes, the old acronym "fornicator under carnal knowledge"...today's "word" in common usage came from Britian to begin with is my understanding.

Cool story Ivan.

[maxwellp]

To Special Forces: Thank You!

[The Shrew]

I really hate short, French men.

Thank God I'm not French!

So, why do American females both Alpha and Beta reject men that are shorter than they are regardless of the males identity as Alpha or Beta? It's a logical fallacy because they are rejecting a significant percentage of the Alpha Male population for an erroneous assumption - height carries with it personality profile of Alpha or Beta. The story provides no indication of the SAS man's stature - only his manner and authority.

Essentially, because growing up their fathers are taller than they are they are letting their child self's image of masculinity carry into their mate selection. Hopefully, Sara is being more carefully instructed. It is also my hope that the allegory I discussed above will carry a greater meaning in that women will start evaluating men based on substance instead of minor characteristics.

;-)

Regards,

TS