France’s £150m deals ‘linked to Iraq arms’

The Sunday Times ^ | February 23, 2003 | Stephen Grey and Jon Ugoed-Thomas

[MadIvan]

You've got some bloody damn explaining to do, Jacques.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[VRWC_minion]

Forget about what is currently on paper. If France succeeds in derailing the US, imagine the price Saddam would be willing to pay ?

[judicial meanz]

Chirac may have his moment in the sun now, but I see the sunset on the horizon Ivan. He is not going to like the downside of his fame.

[Lysander]

Well why didn't they just say it comes down to money. Any red blooded Amercian can understand that....

[tet68]

The French, they're worse than democrats!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

AHA! Chirac is trying to pull a fast one!

“The company is happy to sell only if the UN approves.

And the UN isn't clean either!>

Forming up a ping list here for War_List.

Anyone want on or off send me a Freep mail.
I can see the volume getting high.
I want on anyones bump list for articles going on the War_List

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[Dog]

This was leaked to discredit the French position....we are in the END GAME phase now..

One week ......

[MadIvan]

Doesn't matter if it's leaked. This has the ring of truth about it, and explains Chirac's desperation.

If so, as I say, "Jacques, you have some damn explaining to do." If one American or British soldier is killed by equipment the French sold the Iraqis illicitly, I dare say it will be time to tear strips out of THEIR hide.

Regards, Ivan

[Kay Soze]

NO MORE WMD's for OIL- France and Germany!!

[tet68]

It is a matter of days, perhaps a week till some kind of diplomatic breach but the work has already started incountry, I have no doubt.

The air campaign, is creeping up, the only reason it's not in the press is because we are hitting his secret command and control sites (which Iraq is not about to admit) and not civilians.

[DoctorMichael]

When the liberals, parasitic ungrateful Islamists in the West and pro-totalitarian left scream that "IT'S ABOUT OIL", I would say to them, "I agree; Yes, France IS concerned about oil. Isn't it."

[MadIvan]

I would say to them, "I agree; Yes, France IS concerned about oil. Isn't it."

I can say that I have never been more disgusted with the French than I am now. Their behaviour is thoroughly sickening.

Regards, Ivan

[mountaineer]

Of course it's about oil - the sweetheart deal the French got in exchange for all the nuke technology they provided Saddam. What a disgusting lot.

[Darksheare]

That explains why France is so demmed hot to keep us from flattening Saddam.
it would spoil thier contracts, after all.
And that's just not sporting of us Yanks. *Bah!*
Let's flatten those nations that support terror, like France.

[I'm ALL Right!]

bingo.

[MadIvan]

Let's flatten those nations that support terror, like France.

Given the mood I'm in, I couldn't agree with you more.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Smoking gun ping.

[Marines981]

this explains alot. they just wanted to keep their weapons that they gave to iraq in tact

[MississippiMan]

I've been musing for a couple of weeks that Chirac's behavior on this affair has gotten way too bizarre, even for a frenchman. Someone else suggested that Saddam owns Chirac from a bribery standpoint. Looking like that may just be the tip of the iceberg, and looking more and more like France's real reason for all their anti-war puke may be as simple (and sinister) as a fear of Saddam's WMDs being found, along with their source.

On second thought, scratch all that. I just noticed that all the contracts were approved by the UN, and I know they wouldn't let anything untoward take place.

Ahem.

MM