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From: "L2008"
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: HMS Sydney has been found
From: "L2008"
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: HMS Sydney has been found
"Phil McGregor"
news:47e1734c.1512796@news.individual.net...
>> There were enough German survivors (and not all lied)
>
> 1) Do you have independently verified proof of this?
>
> No? Then it must be discounted.
>
> 2) Were those alleged "non-lying" survivors in a position to actually
> KNOW whether Detmers had ordered the attack under a false flag or not?
The Sydney was a cruiser - a formidable ship. What the f**k was it doing in
a position that it could be shot at?
All points to the skipper being a prat. Excuses about Japanese subs about
are apologies for a prat.
