Saturday, August 28, 2010

What Passes For 'Casualties Of War' In France

A vet who conducted an autopsy on a batch of dead chickens confirmed that they had all been alive before the aircraft's fly-past Photo: CORBIS

French Fighter Jets Killed 4,800 Of My Chickens, Claims Farmer -- The Telegraph

A French poultry farmer is suing his country’s defence ministry, claiming that two low-flying fighter jets frightened almost 5,000 of his chickens to death.

Etienne Le Mahauté, a farmer in the village of Pléguien, Brittany, western France, claims that the military aircraft caused a chicken stampede in which 4,800 of the terrified fowl died of suffocation.

Mr Mahauté said he was having lunch on Tuesday when two military aircraft shot over his farm at very low altitude.

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My Comment: It is clearly a very slow news day in France.

4 comments:

Cliff M said...

coq au vin!

WNU Editor said...

Merci CliffM pour ton suggestion.

I will probably prepare this for supper tomorrow.

Jewel said...

I made this for supper the other night, and with a lovely mustard-crème sauce with mushrooms and oignons flambéed in cognac. Sighs and noodles, friend. Sighs and noodles~!

War News Updates Editor said...

Jewel .... your taste in cuisine is exquisite.

Mushrooms and oignons flambéed in cognac .... now you are talking.