French Claim Insufficient Evidence of Attacks on Kuwait

CNSNews.com ^ | 4/02/03 | Scott Hogenson

[kattracks]

Kuwait City (CNSNews.com) - Kuwait's diplomatic efforts to muster condemnation of nearly 20 Iraqi missile attacks since the beginning of the war to remove Saddam Hussein from power are yielding mixed results, according to Kuwaiti officials.

Kuwaiti politicians and cabinet members have increased pressure on other Arab states and allies since Saturday, when an Iraqi missile slammed into a seawall adjacent to a downtown Kuwait City shopping center, injuring two and damaging the Souk Sharq Mall.

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri voiced his country's objections to any strikes against Kuwait, particularly those targeting civilian areas, the official Kuwaiti news agency KUNA announced Wednesday.

Efforts to gain a similar response from France have been less successful, with a French official in Paris saying they have no solid evidence of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait.

Saturday's strike on central Kuwait City was widely reported by international media covering the war in Iraq, but it is not clear whether French media covered the mall attack.

France is one of more than two dozen nations with which Kuwait has defense cooperation agreements signed after the 1991 Gulf War.

A similar agreement exists between France and Qatar, where 39 French specialists in biological and chemical warfare were sent in late March.

Although France has said evidence of some 17 missile attacks on Kuwait are inconclusive, French foreign ministry spokesman Francois Rivasseau was quoted by the agency as saying that the war to oust Saddam changes nothing diplomatically between France and Kuwait.

France has been a vocal opponent of the war, while Kuwait has been equally supportive, providing the launch pad for coalition military action in southern Iraq.

Kuwait Foreign Affairs Minister Sheik Mohammed Al Sabah said Monday he would seek support from China, Russia, France, Great Britain and the United States regarding the attacks by Iraq. Those nations are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and Kuwait has defense agreements with all of them.

The U.S. and Great Britain, chief among the coalition combatants in the war, already are providing support for Kuwait. But like France, China and Russia have objected to the military action in Iraq.

Egypt and the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council have already criticized Iraq's attack against the Kuwaiti shopping mall.

 

[sd-joe]

This is just TOO funny.

It goes to show what level of "proof" the French would have needed to justify the attack on Iraq.

Since the Iraq missles have been blown up by out Patriot anti-missles, there is no "evidence".

None are so blind as those who would not see.

[Wonder Warthog]

..."French foreign ministry spokesman Francois Rivasseau was quoted by the agency as saying that the war to oust Saddam changes nothing diplomatically between France and Kuwait."

Translated from "French-ese"---"France may have a treaty with Kuwait, but there's no way we will honor it if you are actually attacked". Kind of like "...the meaning of "is"..".

[Servant of the Nine]

The French must be really really tired of the automobile, cause they are doing their best to cut off all oil supplies.

So9

[ALASKA]

French Claim Insufficient Evidence of Attacks on Kuwait,............ possible NAZI march into Paris during WWII still under investigation.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Efforts to gain a similar response from France have been less successful, with a French official in Paris saying they have no solid evidence of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait.

Kinda says it all in one sentence, doesn't it?

[Fresh Wind]

The French must be really really tired of the automobile

Well, they haven't built a good one since they laid down for Hitler.

[Beck_isright]

"Efforts to gain a similar response from France have been less successful, with a French official in Paris saying they have no solid evidence of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait."

Other famous Frog bovine scattalogy lines:
"What holocaust?"

"The Vichy government was elected, not selected."

"We didn't lose the war, we just didn't want Paris destroyed."

"Dien Bien Phu was a strategic retreat."

"Algeria shall always be a French colony."

"Waterloo was a strategic retreat."

"Bismarck's military is over-rated."

"Moscow doesn't get that cold in the winter."

"The British Navy is over-rated."

"Verdun was a minor skirmish."

"There is no evidence the Iraqis have violated the 1991 ceasefire."

V

[hchutch]

Why am I not surprised?

Crap like this makes American Empire quite tempting.

[RippleFire]

BUMP

[Mo1]

Efforts to gain a similar response from France have been less successful, with a French official in Paris saying they have no solid evidence of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait.

I have to give the French credit .. they are doing a REALLY good job pissing off the countries they need the most

[allodialman]

The French must be really really tired of the automobile Well, they haven't built a good one since they laid down for Hitler.

How well I know! And am ashamed to have to admit that in 1968 I bought a brand new Simca and within 40,000 miles it was a worn out piece of junk.

[Catspaw]

The French are so full of merde.

[hchutch]

I'd put it a little stronger, but I'd get a time-out.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I know what you mean.

[RogueIsland]

Efforts to gain a similar response from France have been less successful, with a French official in Paris saying they have no solid evidence of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait.

The theater of the absurd continues.

[Fresh Wind]

in 1968 I bought a brand new Simca

Few people are aware that "Simca" was actually an abbreviated version of "Simulated Car".

[ThomasMore]

Fruck the Fench!

After reading the last letter of fallen HERO Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon; I spit on these sorry examples of humanity. Now I know why my father despised anything Japanese after WWII.

[Catspaw]

I'd put it a little stronger, but I'd get a time-out.

And that's why I used the handy on-line English to French translator :-))