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    Normandy Invasion as reported by CNN

    How the D-Day Invasion would be Reported Today by CNN:

    June 6, 1944. -NORMANDY- Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S.
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    Reports from a makeshift hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far worse than the French had anticipated and reaction against the American invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason," said a Frenchman speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler." The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, tanks, trucks, and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, threatening the species with extinction. A representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised.

    "This is just another example of how the military destroys the environment without a second thought, "said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all about corporate greed.

    "Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded said the invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows the President Roosevelt has ties to big beer," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune."

    Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a secret weapon, a so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before and cause environmental damage that could last for thousands of years. Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long weekends in Germany.

    Shortly after the invasion began reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by Americans. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored but so far, remains unproven.
    Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion and French officials are concerned that uncollected corpses pose a public health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they said. "It's their mess and we don't intend to clean it up."

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    Looks about right, here is what we may to contend with in the near future.
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    Oh, I'M the cynical one huh????

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    Who needs spineless French crabs anyway?

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    i do! i do!

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    I hear the spineless french crabs are best eaten boiled in salt water and served with some garlic butter oh, and American Fries

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    Prefer Lobster myself........... ..... Oh & Chips ............& Gravy

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    Chips and gravy?? Next you'll be going to canada and ordering poutiene ( not sure of the spelling but it sounds horrid )

    Lobster is great, one advantage I've seen to living here on the coast, cheap(er) seafood. You should try to get it where I came from, costs an arm, leg and first born child!

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    Chips & Gravy if food fit for a King

    I Only do Imported seafood................. The further away from this sewage soup surrounded island the better

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    Sure.

    I'm calling shady acres on your "rump."

    We must get other hobbies, because I am sure that took you a spell of time to create, edit, format, and check for proper word usage.

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    OK, I just lost my appatite, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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    Tuna Spread is OK

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    I should think CNN would report the fact that the British and Canadian troops had made good progress into the Normandy coastline, whereas the American servicemen had been decimated on the beachhead after their own landing craft had criminally disembarked their passengers way too far from the shore and allowed the Germans to machine gun and massacre the defenceless young men.

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    Truth sometimes hurts but at least if you have any sense you learn from it.

    I had an uncle who die there at the age of 19. I'm sure if he was alive today he tell you that the men did what they had to which is a whole lot more then alot of the punks out there today would do.

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    Originally posted by Black Beard
    I should think CNN would report the fact that the British and Canadian troops had made good progress into the Normandy coastline, whereas the American servicemen had been decimated on the beachhead after their own landing craft had criminally disembarked their passengers way too far from the shore and allowed the Germans to machine gun and massacre the defenceless young men.

    Truth sometimes hurts but at least if you have any sense you learn from it.
    Note the germans at Omaha were battle hardened who were fighting for the the nazi cause, unlike the ones at some of the other beaches who really didn't give a care about the nazis. Not only that but the landing craft had to stop farther out due to the metal and wooden baricagdes in their way. but it was a very sad thing that that happened. Also only one tank survied out of the 30(i thing they start with 30) while most of the tanks for the british troops survived. Are ships sure did help take out those german fortifications. The americans may have not of made it if it weren't for are ships opening fire.

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