[jagrmeister]

Pretty serious charge. I will reserve judgment until the facts come out.

[WoofDog123]

from the article,

"Britain, Denmark and Ireland are not part of the Schengen pact."

Last I was there (last year), denmark WAS part of Schengen, as well as Norway, Sweden, and Iceland (not sure about finland)....Britain and Ireland maintain a separate passport zone, but between the republic of ireland and the uk, as well as jersey and guernsey there are no passport controls. I don't know about gibraltar. In practice, border controls between Switzerland and the Schengen countries (meaning all of switzerland's borders) are lax at best, I have yet to be actually stopped in car across the german/swiss border.

[piasa]

Asked about the passports, Nathalie Loiseau, a spokeswoman for the French Embassy, said French authorities have not issued any visas to officials of the former Iraqi regime since the beginning of the war in Iraq, either in Syria or elsewhere.

How about just before the war?

[LibWhacker]

As I said on the other thread, it's time to break relations with these bastards and start aggressive military patrols, probing their airspace, borders, etc. Just like we do with all of our enemies.

[Teetop]

If true, the EU is going to have some serious problems with France letting the "riff raff" in.

[Paleo Conservative]

French government secretly supplied fleeing Iraqi cials with passports in Syria that allowed them to escape to Europe, The Washington Times has learned.

Here's an interesting related article.

France, U.S. back high-tech passport

As usual the French speak out of both sides of their mouths.

[AgThorn]

You forgot the best part of this article ... the advertisement at the end!!!

[MEG33]

ping

[Beacon Falls]

I agree, very serious. If this is true would it not seem that France like Syria should be considered for sanctions?

What terrorists have done all over the world and including 9-11 leaves no wiggle room for any crap or lip service from anyone.

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

France, that $h!ty little perverted country. It is getting close to giving le Froggies a well deserved 8!tch slap.

[fly_so_free]

I was just thinking about this too. It wouldn't be a huge suprise, if both Osama and Saddam and sons turned up living in a villa some where in France, or Russia or Germany, I don't think its too far fetched. (Either that or they turn up at Berkley as Commencement speakers)

[Kawolski]

U.S. Troops have been ordered to use a black marker to revise their Most Wanted Iraqis playing cards by drawing berets and goatees on the men, mustaches on the women, and lots of stink lines for everyone.

[Yardstick]

Unbelievable, and yet so believable. Our friends the French...

[Always Right]

I guess France is trying to join the axis of evil. When do we invade....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[conservativecorner]

Nothing the surrender monkeys do surprises me any more. They stopped being an alley long ago.

[sheltonmac]

If true, the Bush Doctrine would require us to launch a full-fledged invasion of France, would it not?

[Imagine]

Battle Plan: Close their embassy, sink their one carrier, embargo all their military sales, bomb the Mirage plant, apply a NO-FLY zone over France for all military flights. Then, we'll sit down and talk about their future. Am I too extreme?????

[Beck_isright]

If true, MFN for France should be revoked immediately.

[ellery]

jackal bump.