... 3, 2004 killing all 135 passengers and 13 crew members. ` Of the 135 passengers, 133 were French tourists. ` In my Monday January 26, 2004 essay "Down And Dirty," I speculated: ` {start} ` With Gaulic wit and sarcasm, a number of the 133 French tourists had told The Superpower's ` POODLE ` where to get off. ` In a fit of "imperial" pique, The Poodle ordered the ` DOWNING ` of...