(Sun added by me.)
"Long may it wave"
Francois Hollande, the French version of LBJ (liberal, but hawkish), has sent his country back into war. Fresh off their stirring victory over Libya, the Frenchies are flexing their muscles in Somalia and Mali as France cements its newly-earned title, "Leaders of the Free World".
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/12/french-president-raises-terror-level-threat-after-mali-somalia-military-action/
Oh, the rewards of being a colonial power. I think they call it, "noblesse oblige", or something like that, which means that whenever some hell hole like Mali (a former colony) goes to hell, France has to get involved and send in the French Foreign Legion.
Good luck, Francois. We'll lead from behind on this one too. Just let us know if you need any long-range missiles fired from Nebraska or Nevada.
Meanwhile, let's all sing the Marcelez (Never could figure out how to spell it.)
Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
To arms citizens Form your battalions
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows
What do they want this horde of slaves
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!
What! These foreign cohorts!
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny
Tremble, tyrants and traitors
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heros
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heros
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you
Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs
We too shall enlist
When our elders' time has come
To add to the list of deeds
Inscribed upon their tombs
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them
When our elders' time has come
To add to the list of deeds
Inscribed upon their tombs
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them
Drive on sacred patriotism
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!
"Ah wunnerful, ah wunnerful, ah."
Never let it be said that France is only noted for wine, cheese, perfume and sexy lingerie.
6 comments:
Already Hollande (Sauce) is asking Obama for drones. I wonder if he will ask for ground troops too.
Marseillaise.
Its for the city of Marseille, once a stronghold of revolution, now a center of support for the right-wing anti-Semitic National Front.
That's comprehensively anti-Semitic, both Jews and Arabs.
I know, Siarlys. I have visited Marseilles three times. Don't you see my humor by now?
Sometimes when you express ignorance, I think you mean it.
Bonjour, merci d’indiquer l’auteur de l’image suivant les conditions de sa licence : paternité – Vous devez citer le nom de l’auteur original de la manière indiquée par l’auteur de l’œuvre ou le titulaire des droits qui vous confère cette autorisation (mais pas d’une manière qui suggérerait qu’il vous soutienne ou approuve votre utilisation de l’œuvre). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_flag_in_Angers.jpg Cordialement
Bonjour,
Si vous voulez dire l'image du drapeau de la France sur cette post, je l'ai choisi du centaines des images du drapeau Francais sur Google Images. Si j'avais doit citer le source-bon. Pas de problem.
Merci.
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