Other accounts seem to reflect a wholesale denial of reality, a remarkable willingness to take Colonel Qaddafi at his every hyperbolic word, or at least a decided taste for conspiracy narratives.
Take Colonel Sherman Potter's (from M*A*S*H) advice: "Whenever you have trouble with someone you love, you can either stop loving them, or you can love them a whole lot more".
"This is a crime scene, and, like any crime scene, we have to first determine who had access and what was taken," Colonel Bogdanos said.
Human rights advocates applauded the steps the Army was preparing to take against Colonel Jordan.
It is not clear what lesson, if any, either man will take from Colonel Qaddafi's fall and death.
Even though Colonel Qaddafi has had close business dealings with the leaders of countries like Chad, Mali and Zimbabwe, and there have been pro-Qaddafi rallies elsewhere recently across the continent, it was unclear which, if any, nations were emerging as likely candidates to take in Colonel Qaddafi.
Toward the end of the film, Colonel Shute takes leave of General Sayar, with much hugging and moist eyes.
Increasingly, if disgracefully, this seems to be the line that the British government is inclined to take.Lieutenant-colonel William Pender (Retired) Salisbury, WiltshireUkrainian opinionSIR – I think your observations about Ukraine's democracy are sometimes one-sided ("Dear Viktor, you're dead, love Dmitry", August 22nd).
"The U.N. request never actually took effect," Colonel Burkhard said.
In the mud-brick charnel house where the Afghans were killed, Hajji Karim, the local elder, took up Colonel Christmas's offer of assistance on Tuesday.
It must decide whether there is any realistic prospect of the rebels taking on Colonel Qaddafi's forces and power structure in the west.
