Posted on 02/03/2006 2:26:49 AM PST by Wiz
Tehran, Iran, Feb. 02 – A semi-official Iranian daily called France a “fascist state” in an editorial on Thursday.
The hard-line daily Kayhan, which reflects the position of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticised the European Union for attempting to have the Islamic Republic’s nuclear file referred to the United Nations Security Council less than a month since French President Jacques Chirac publicly stated that he would be willing to use non-conventional weapons, such as nuclear bombs, to respond to a major terrorist incident on French soil.
The daily accused Paris of increasing its arsenal of weapons on mass destruction rather than disarming.
“This is the same France as the one which for years held up the flag of democracy and human rights in the West”, the editorial mocked.
“One question is this: Why is there such a noticeable difference between its claims and its action, and why did Jacques Chirac gloat in such a medieval manner?”, it wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at iranfocus.com ...
Point taken - there is a Fascist element in France - but it isn't characteristic of France as a whole.
Yup. Why are they wasting our time with trivialities like nukes and beheadings when we have to deal with the momentuous issues of panties and cartoons!
Who the heck Cares.
It is the heart and soul of a Nation that makes it a strong bearer(sp).
It's 2006 not much has changed since the last couple thousand years.
Lord Have Mercy.
Big government, big labor and big business. That's pretty close to my definition of fascism. The French aren't communist, and that leaves a (slightly) more rightward leaning socialism.
Well, they are close...
Fascist? No not really
Socialist?
Diabolical?
Atheist?
Disgusting?
Worthless?
Sure
Odd, they admit knowing medieval history?
I've always thought these backwards mullah types still live in that time period. Now, with the reference to the medieval period, there's evidence they know about it.
You will not find an argument on this site about dems being wussies.
Ain't it about time you sent the frogs back that big ststue they left on Liberty Island? ;-)
Nah, we paid for it dearly already cleaning up their crap:
Wasn't much of a gift if you think about it...
This is staying pretty current for them. Normally, they stay pretty worked up over things that happened centuries ago.
The Mullahs could put puppies in an oven call them muffins and the muslims would believe them.. Talk about brain dead..
I would guard against any British or NZ-originated anti-French materials. Much of it is just rehashed ancient Anglo-French feud - the British have their own axe to grind with the French. We as outsiders must criticize France's positions with principles.
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