Posted on 08/07/2007 1:21:17 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Nicolas Sarkozy broke off from his American holiday yesterday in an attempt to end the controversy surrounding a French arms deal with Libya. Speaking in Wolfeboro, a resort near Boston, Mr Sarkozy, 52, insisted there was no connection between France's role in securing the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor from Libya and the African country's subsequent decision to buy anti-tank missiles and radio systems worth £200 million from a largely French owned company.
France's Socialist opposition last week demanded an inquiry after Saif al-Islam, son of the Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi, suggested that there was a link between the two deals.
But Mr Sarkozy insisted: "The contract was not linked to the release of the nurses. What do they criticise me for? Getting contracts? Creating jobs for French workers?"
he’s cooking a soup following an old french recipe.
I doubt I find it very tasteful.
The REAL reason is all those papparazzi around the lake. And the weather has turned cooler.
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