| Thursday, April 3, 2003 |
18:16 - Life Under the Evil Oppressors
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2915451.stm
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Once upon a time, there was word of the Christmas when the French and German forces laid down their weapons, crawled out of their trenches, and celebrated the season together in peace and brotherhood-- before the magical night passed away and they resumed the slaughter.
Well, that's from an age gone by. These are the stories we'll be retelling from now on:
The British soldiers suffered defeat on the dusty streets of Umm Khayyal, when they took on the local football team.
A thousand spectators came from all ends of the town to watch the match, with the players wearing full strip, boots and squad numbers.
The home side was rallied to a 9-3 victory by throngs of screaming men and children, who marked out the boundaries of the pitch.
In the face of such passion, Leading Airman Dave Husbands said the Marines were beaten from the start.
Quick, someone call the War Crimes Tribunal.
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