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French Missiles Used in Hotel Attack (And the U.S go to the United Nations)
CNSNews.com ^ | 10.28.03 | CNSNews.com

Posted on 10/27/2003 9:54:34 AM PST by cope

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To: Michael81Dus
Thanks.
41 posted on 10/27/2003 11:58:15 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: cope
Thanks.

In the future, it's best to use two separate threads rather than mix two distinct articles within the same thread.

Welcome to Free Republic. Joe (MCM)

42 posted on 10/27/2003 12:06:50 PM PST by MrConfettiMan (I think, therefore I am a freeper.)
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To: TexKat
D-oh! That same article got posted here in this thread.

At any rate, what I find interesting about the missiles is they were air to ground missiles. French air to ground missiles. Although I won't try to speculate on the motives Saddam might have for buying such missiles it seems an odd purchase doesn't it? Saddam had Mirage jets did he not? But he must've been dreaming to actually believe he would fly one in combat and use those missiles.

But, if you remember, this topic came up in March this year:

France probes 'Iraq Mirage deal' (BBC)

The French authorities say they are investigating a US newspaper report that a French company has been illegally supplying Iraqi aircraft with spare parts.

The Washington Times on Friday quoted unnamed intelligence officials as saying the company, which has not been named, sold parts for French-made Mirage F-1 jets and Gazelle attack helicopters - an activity banned under United Nations resolutions.

More at source....

Those missiles would've been right for the French Gazelle helicopters that Iraq had or perhaps the Mirage jets (failing better information).

43 posted on 10/27/2003 12:06:58 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Prodigal Son
You know Prodigal Son it just makes me wonder if Chiracie is that power hungry and wants to be #1 so bad that he would go to any extreme.
44 posted on 10/27/2003 1:48:25 PM PST by TexKat
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To: Prodigal Son
68mm SNEB unguided rockets are a very common in the arms world. Many countries use these rockets and especially in the Middle East. All it needs is a bit of dodgy dealing and these arms end up in the wrong hands. These unguided 68mm rockets could have been sourced from any number of user countries.
45 posted on 10/27/2003 2:17:40 PM PST by Tommyjo
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To: cope
The next thing the US military will discover is a french military adviser to the terrorists, who planed the rocket attack. Are there still anybody out there drinking Frog Wines?
46 posted on 10/27/2003 2:25:34 PM PST by desertcry
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To: Prodigal Son
Typical of the french, they don't want any responsibility, but want to poke their dirty fingers in NATO's business. Lovable qualities isn't it. Exactly like the demonrats modus operandi.
47 posted on 10/27/2003 2:33:28 PM PST by desertcry
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To: Prodigal Son
windchime French missles here post #39.
48 posted on 10/27/2003 2:33:31 PM PST by TexKat
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To: aShepard
Believe it, That's a very frenchy modus operandi.
49 posted on 10/27/2003 2:38:04 PM PST by desertcry
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To: TexKat
Chirac is not immune to miss calculations. Infact, he is very prone to it, because he is an arrogant bastard.
50 posted on 10/27/2003 2:41:05 PM PST by desertcry
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To: desertcry
If you must think of the French at all ;-) think of their nation as a woman. An exceedingly difficult woman. A high maintenance woman- as they say here. She will add nothing really useful to the situation at hand but will be full of criticism for all that you do. She will ignore your every advance but would castrate you if you ignore her.

Have you ever read this story- The Little Prince? It is a very nice story by a Frenchman. The French liked it so much that for a while, they put an image of the Little Prince on their money- before the Euro came... In this story (it is fitting I think) the Rose is a very good metaphor for France. She doesn't really need the Little Prince to take care of her with a glass cover and what-not but she wants it. You see? She does not need the Little Prince to stay and look after her, but to her this is love. When the Little Prince leaves her and discovers that she was not so special... Well, the story gets sad there but you see... France is like a difficult woman.

LOL.

51 posted on 10/27/2003 2:46:37 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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Thanks very much, I enjoyed reading it. It's a good anology of france, but it's much more generous to the frogs. The truth is, the french treated the USA with much more malice and fore thought in the Iraq affair, than just being a difficult woman.
52 posted on 10/27/2003 3:01:30 PM PST by desertcry
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