Doug – here is Yon’s response to that particular article:

“The French military would be well advised to use circumspection before making such comments. And NATO’s statement that there is no formal ISAF or NATO report of which they are aware, sounds like a classic non-denial denial, leaving them plenty of room to re-explain themselves when presented with additional evidence. If NATO and the French persist in making these claims, the secret report, written by American Special Forces who were present, could find itself on the internet. Certain embargoed details in the report are even more troubling than the facts that were published in the Globe and Mail article.

The loss of ten French soldiers is bad enough. Let’s not make it worse with cover-up. Truth leaks faster than helium. It happened with the mythologized death of Pat Tillman. And it will happen in this case.”

Here is the link to Yon’s site which includes photo’s of the aftermath of the fight under discussion: www.michaelyon-online.com . . .

Of course, if Yon has seen the report and “carefully” read it, tht might mean that he has a copy of it. But it would be wrong, very wrong indeed, to conclude that what he says about it ending up published in its entirety on the internet is a veiled threat towards certain people of the French persuasion who are trying to cover their butts by making these denials.