French Fury Grows Over Iraq 'Bribes' (Official American Report)

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 10-27-2004 | Colin Randall

[SE Mom]

"Charles Pasqua, a former interior minister, was said to have been paid £2.3 million. Ex-defence minister Pierre Joxe reportedly was handed £1 million for the French Socialist Party. Both strongly denied the allegations. "

My GOD, you simply cannot make this stuff up.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I hope no one who reads this will knowingly purchase a good or service that profits a french company!

[Paul Atreides]

Please, let that country completely fade into obscurity.

[get'emall]

The french are dead to me.

[Paul Atreides]

Just think, if elected, F'n wants us to work hard to regain their respect!

[Libertina]

Talk about simply. SIMPLY check the bank repors and credit card charges... Sheesh, what unethical people.

[Founding Father]

I instituted a family boycott on all french products 18 months ago--we're getting along nicely.

[Pastnowfuturealpha]

And the money just ended up in a French bank by mistake - or was that part of the report false also -

The claim France makes about American companies - anyone close to the Clintons perhaps -

Just a wondering -

[TheBigB]

Please, let that country completely fade into obscurity after we offer Laetitia asylum, of course.

[hyperpoly8]

"inaccurate and unfounded" But, they didn't say it wasn't true.

[M Kehoe]

The ISG has thrown a rock into a pen of swine. Usually the pig that's hit squeals. Next up, the U.N.

Hey Kofi! Duck!

5.56mm

[MHGinTN]

"Both strongly denied the allegations." What do frogs in denial sound like? ... pruB, tibbiR [HINT: which language of record in Iraq is written from right to left?]

[Flavius]

Is that the humor section

[princess leah]

Fine - let's have them cough up their bank statements if there's no truth to this huh?

[eagle11]

No wonder the frogs doo-dooed in their pants when we invaded Iraq. This could bring Chiraq down in the next election.

[George Smiley]

I invoke The Rule.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Inacurate and unfounded? Maybe they got at least twice that amount :-D

[TheBigB]

As you wish...

[Cobra64]

Someone around here had a list of "American" companies owned by French companies. For instance, Goodyear is owned by Michalen. Red Rood Inns.. BIC... Long list that few of us would have believed.