[MississippiMan]

Some of you may remember the picture I posted several weeks ago of some unidentified tubes that had been discovered. Some sharp freepers eventually ID'd the tubes as a certain kind of missile. My contact recently returned from several months over there, where he disposed of munitions on a daily basis. He said every country you can imagine is represented in the muntions that were discovered and are being destroyed, but that french-made munitions were EVERYWHERE, in proliferation.

MM

[Henchman]

This ain't NEWs it is OLDs. It was pronted before that the "families were buds". Chirac may have just done a little "pandering", selling the Mrs instead of taking a bribe. Well, I guess either one is the "French" thing to do.

[votelife]

missed this on the evening news!

[JasonC]

There is significant confirmation that this document is authentic, in a recent report from ABC News. I quote the relevant passage, about proceeds going to French politicians -

"According to the document, France was the second-largest beneficiary, with tens of millions of barrels awarded to Patrick Maugein, a close political associate and financial backer of French President Jacques Chirac.

"Maugein, individually and through companies connected to him, received contracts for some 36 million barrels. Chirac's office said it was unaware of Maugein's deals, which Maugein told ABCNEWS are perfectly legal."

The bombshell here is that Maugein does not deny any of it. That means it is not made up, to a certainty.