The Chirac-Hussein Connection

STRATFOR ^ | Feb 19, 2003 | Staff

[KC Burke]

The press will not expose the motives of this functionary of the French/EU apparatus. It undermines their profession's avowed political position.

[Pagey]

"...at the same time, it is inconceivable that this relationship has no effect on Chirac's personal decision-making process..."

What a piece of dirt.At least we know where his head is now.He's probably got Billions of dollars invested in Iraq.Which country is going to be next? Don Rumsfeld must've known about this when he referred to France as the 'Old Europe'. Mr. Chirac, should become 'Persona Non Grata' with George W. Bush and soon.

[Stultis]

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[Ladysmith]

Bookmarked for reference.

[woofie]

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[knighthawk]

They don't. It would make the case for the US.

[PJ-Comix]

In 1987, the Manchester Guardian Weekly quoted Chirac as saying that he was “truly fascinated by Saddam Hussein since 1974.”

Yeah, the French also had that same fascination with Hitler. Don't be fooled by French propaganda about the French Resistance. There was virtually NO French Resistance until it looked like Germany was going to be defeated. Back in the 1940-1942 period almost all the French were enthusiastic collaborators with the Germans.

[PJ-Comix]

Only one good thing about the French---they helped to ruin Disney. Years ago Michael Eisner had the option of locating EuroDisney in either France or Spain. The Spaniards would have LOVED EuroDisney but in an act of complete STUPIDITY, Eisner chose to locate it in the WORST place on the Planet. No one hates Americans more than the French and they have demonstrated that by refusing to patronize EuroDisney.

[Mr. Silverback]

Wow. I'm really shocked. No, really.

It reached the point that Iranians referred to Chirac as “Shah-Iraq” and Israelis spoke of the Osirak reactor as “O-Chirac.”

It appears that "Cherche le juif" is once again official French policy.

[tomahawk]

Jacques Chirac is demonically possessed. If Hitler was still around, he'd be his ally, too, like he's Saddam's ally.

[okie01]

**Anyone know if any of the major news orgs are covering this yet?

Fox probably will. But don't count on anybody else even whispering about it.

Conventional wisdom in the mainstream media is that France, in their resistance to the US "warmongering", is standing on the high ground of principle. That France is really all alone in their pig-headedness and that Chirac might have motive more corrupt than pure would be, ah, "inconvenient".

[dixiechick2000]

Thanks for the ping, knighthawk.

Very interesting, to say the least!

[Ethyl]

Good post, this needs to be seen by the FR night readers.

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[Ethyl]

Bump it to the top. Those that work and didn't hear Rush need to know...........

[dixiechick2000]

You are right. Great post!

Bump for the night crowd!

[dixiechick2000]

A welcome to Free Republic bump!;o)

[Ethyl]

We have got to keep this up, I haven't seen it on the latest posts yet...........BUMPER CROP

[Ethyl]

Everybody needs to see this, Come on Dixiechick2000 let's do it.

[dixiechick2000]

I've got to go, but I can give it one more BTTT!

[Ethyl]

Thank you for the welcome, Been a lurker for 8 years. How do we get this to the top?

[BossLady]

"Whatever personal chemistry there might have been between the two leaders obviously remained in place a decade later"

What a revealing article! This bit is what sealed the idea about their 'relationship' for me. Why would someone use the word 'chemistry' if they are just buddies? You don't see this kind of rheotoric used when writers talk about Bush and Blair.

[Valin]

Strange /sarcasm...I was listening to NPR today at work and they didn't mention anything about this.
Someone said Rush was talking about it. If this is true(and I have no reason to doubt it) it would go a long way toward explaining why the french are acting the way they are.
follow the money follow the money follow the money

[WOSG]

Chirac is covering for Saddam because he doesnt want the Bghdad files revealing how close he has been to this regime .... he better hope we bomb thei Govt ministry buildings thoroughly and burn the papers totally.

[Victoria Delsoul]

"In 1981, the Israelis destroyed the Iraqi reactor in an air attack. There were rumors - which were denied -- that the French government was offering to rebuild the reactor. In August 1987, French satirical and muckraking magazine, "Le Canard Enchaine" published excerpts of a letter from Chirac to Hussein -- dated June 24, 1987, and hand-delivered by Trade Minister Michel Noir -- which the magazine claimed indicated that he was negotiating to rebuild the Iraqi reactor. The letter says nothing about nuclear reactors, but it does say that Chirac hopes for an agreement "on the negotiation which you know about," and it speaks of the "cooperation launched more than 12 years ago under our personal joint initiative, in this capital district for the sovereignty, independence and security of your country." In the letter, Chirac also, once again, referred to Hussein as "my dear friend."

"Chirac and the government confirmed that the letter was genuine. They denied that it referred to rebuilding a nuclear reactor.

"Only two possible conclusions can be drawn from this letter: Chirac either was trying, in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war and after his denial of involvement in the first place, to rebuild Iraq's nuclear capability, or he wasn't. And if he wasn't, what was he doing that required such complex language, clearly intended for deniability if revealed? No ordinary state-to-state relationship would require a combination of affection, recollection of long history and promise for the future without mentioning the subject. If we concede to Chirac that it had nothing to do with nuclear reactors, then the mystery actually deepens."

Worth repeating.

[ellery]

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[dixiechick2000]

"Thank you for the welcome, Been a lurker for 8 years. How do we get this to the top?"

LOL I haven't been able to figure that one out since the forum changed! The only suggestion I have is to ping a lot of people.

Glad you finally decided to join. What took you so long?

[mafree]

Follow da oil too.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Mega-France Crushing 'Year of the Frog' Ping! I heard Rush read this yesterday. Chirac is in trouble. France will be the laughingstock, much as we were under Clintoon.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Major ping! Want to wipe some France off your shoe?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

"I believe Rush just mentioned this."

Yes indeed! I hope that doesn't mean it should be buried. Heck, Rush often reports things that no one else bothers with. Remember his warnings about SUVs?

[backhoe]

I guess my age is showing- I continue to be amazed at how dense people are about such things... fear & greed are basic human motivators-- another way to put that is "fear & money."

The fear factor is all those "unassimilated" Muslims France so foolishly allowed inside their borders- and who now constitute a guerilla army they have no hold over... and the money? Well, that's so obvious it needs no commentary...

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, speaking of France. Look at what will be arriving at my mailbox by tomorrow or Monday at the latest, lol!...

Here is where I ordered that, btw...

[SJackson]

Thanks for the ping. I suspect this won't be the last French embarassement.

[mountaineer]

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[American in Israel]

The Iraqis purchased a 70-megawatt reactor, along with six charges of 26 points of uranium enriched to 93 percent -- in other words, enough weapons-grade uranium to produce three to four nuclear devices.

So, being that a reactor holds only one charge at a time, and one may have been destroyed, where are the other 5 charges? Clearly enough for 3 nukes. This is pretty clear evidence that the media's statements that "Iraq has the equiptment and the know-how to make nukes but not the enriched uranium" are just to keep the sheeple sleeping. Here is clear evidence that Iraq bought weapons grade uranium from the French.

Earlier, when Giscard d’Estaing found out about the deal -- and particularly about the sale of 93 percent uranium -- he had ordered the French nuclear research facility at Saclay to develop an alternative that would take care of Iraq’s legitimate needs, but without supplying weapons-grade uranium. The product, called “caramel,” was only 3 percent enriched but entirely suitable to non-weapons needs. The French made the offer, which Iraq declined.

So the French went AHEAD with the deal?! There is a smoking gun, and it is French made, and the French cannot even deny they knew the uranium was for bombs not the reactor!!!

Obviously we knew about all this before Gulf one, my guess is that we have been hoping Sadam could restrain himself from using WMD against anybody except his own people. But the use of Anthrax inside Americas borders show that he is willing to use WMD against America.

The texican statement to this would be "draw pardner", cause this world is not big enough for the both of us...

[timestax]

bump to the top!

[scott7278]

Ping!

[Libloather]

Info bump...