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EU Summit cancelled over Mugabe issue (France again aiding and abetting)
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| February 15, 2003
| AP
Posted on 02/14/2003 1:37:50 PM PST by Mark Felton
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union on Friday canceled a summit with African leaders because of disagreement over whether to invite President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden were among EU nations strongly opposed to inviting Mugabe to the April 5 summit in Lisbon, Portugal. African nations had indicated they would stay away if Zimbabwe were excluded.
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To: Mark Felton
More evidence backing the claim that France is trying to present itself as the sole voice for the EU. They might recall that the last feller who said "l'etat, c'est moi" wore a French crown.
To: Billthedrill
That didn't last very long before M. Guillotine spoiled the party.
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posted on
02/14/2003 1:48:03 PM PST
by
colorado tanker
("Hi, my name is Hans and I'd like to inspect you" (overheard pick up line))
To: Mark Felton
The EU also banned the sale of arms to Zimbabwe and froze the country's assets in Europe.as with other e.u. actions and international agreements, the bans do not apply to france.
dep
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posted on
02/14/2003 2:15:10 PM PST
by
dep
To: Mark Felton
"France had threatened to bloc the extension of sanctions against Mugabe if it did not get an exemption for the Zimbabwean leader to travel to France.""Bloc"? Does France believe it now controls so many states from Brussels that it has bloc states at it's beck and call? How many leaders can Jaques bloc, presuming Jaques and keep blocking those leaders?
More importantly, will this have any detrimental effect of the alliance of the Axis of Weasles? That was a rhetorical question. It'll probably have no effect at all.
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posted on
02/14/2003 2:19:21 PM PST
by
cake_crumb
(Without dictators, what reason would we have to keep the UN?)
To: Mark Felton
Chirac is the anti-Christ.
Mark my words.
To: Mark Felton
Where do you think Mugabe gets his weapons??? I bet it is from France.
To: Mark Felton
After we kill the major cash cow for France and Germany, Soddomite the Insane, F&G will need a new buyer of WMD stuff. So they are working on relations with Killer Mugabe.
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posted on
02/14/2003 4:50:53 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
To: Mark Felton
France has never met a dictator whose arse they didn't want to kiss.
To: Porterville
It is not a coincidence that France stands up for all these rogue states and leaders.
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posted on
02/15/2003 8:49:46 AM PST
by
whadizit
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