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Thread #58049   Message #916718
Posted By: The Walrus
23-Mar-03 - 08:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: Reports from Al Jazeera. P.O.W.s
Subject: RE: BS: Reports from Al Jazeera. P.O.W.s
Just a thought,
Saddam has placed a price on the head of each Allied serviceman/woman killed or captured.
Should 'we' start issuing aircrew with 'goolie-chits' as the RAF did over Afghanistan in the 1930s or the 'Laundry List' worn by the American "Flying Tigers" in China?
A "goolie-chit" was a badge/notice promising payment for each airman handed over to the Allies, with a sliding scale based on their 'condition' (removing bits of the anatomy reduced the value greatly, hence the name).

Walrus