Posted on 06/08/2003 7:23:13 AM PDT by thierrya
All the latest news from France, what's really happening there from an insider.
Headline Rundown and links on Iraq - Things the democrats have conviently forgot...
Saddam Abused His Last Chance, Clinton -clear and present danger to safety of people everywhere 1998
Gore repeats that Saddam MUST GO - June 2000
What the democrats want you to forget
Iraq is a Regional Threat, capable of as much as 200 tons of VX nerve agent (1999 Clinton report)
Czech military reports say iraq has smallpox virus in weapons stockpile (and camelpox)
Iraqi chemical weapons buildup reported (Sept 2001 Report)
Clinton, Gore rally domestic support for strike at Iraq, "unholy axis" (1998 Must read)
statement President Clinton from 1998 on the air strikes
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Full Text, Sense of Congress - Remove Saddam
These guys are embodiment of manners, I tell you!
Sabine Herold responded at post #38.
French defense minister seeks better U.S. relations
Wednesday, May 7, 2003
(05-07) 16:26 PDT PARIS (AP) --
The French defense minister is urging her countrymen to send "some messages" to prevent relations with the United States from deteriorating.
In an interview with Le Parisien newspaper, Michele Alliot-Marie said that she was concerned about Americans turning against France because of its opposition to the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein.
"What is worrying are the reactions of an American public opinion heated to white hot by political and media campaigns that undermine trans-Atlantic relations," Alliot-Marie said.
"It will be important for us to send some messages in the upcoming months because, if not, this phenomenon could be deep and long-lasting," she said.
The interview was to be published in Thursday's editions. The Associated Press received an advance copy late Wednesday.
France opposed the U.S.-led push for war against Iraq, and threatened to use its veto in the U.N. Security Council to block military action -- a threat that infuriated Washington.
Officials from both nations have acknowledged the strains. Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that France would face consequences for opposing the war.
In the interview, Alliot-Marie insisted France and the United States didn't disagree on the core of the Iraq question, but on the timetables and methods.
She also expressed optimism for a thaw in U.S.-French ties, saying politicians are pragmatic.
"They know that the important thing is the deep and durable bonds of friendship between our two countries," the minister said.
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