The Chirac-Hussein Connection

STRATFOR ^ | Feb 19, 2003 | Staff

[Shermy]

Follow da uranium...

[Paul_B]

The article demonstrates that Chirac blatantly lied about his previous involvement with the building of Iraq's nuclear program. And the tangled web of evidence would far and away be most easily explained by his continued attempts to cover up subsequent involvement.

It's not looking good for Chirac. And the theory that his present behavior is an attempt to prevent something big from being uncovered by a regime change in Iraq begins to gain more credence.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I wonder if this story gets legs if the French government will betray Chirac?

[k2blader]

Bump!

[watchin]

It's not just you. I was expecting to see it in black and white by the end of the article.

[RnMomof7]

BTTT..the chicken has its eyes on the golden egg..

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[angkor]

FWIW, STRATFOR's beginnings are in the petro industry, where they did intel assessment for multinationals well before becoming an Internet "insider news" site.

Chirac's involvement with Iraq would be right up their alley, and where I would trust STRATFOR the most.

[justa-hairyape]

I wonder if this story gets legs if the French government will betray Chirac?

His political opposition within France could certainly use these issues, but this is political dynamite. The kind that topples entire governments.

[MizSterious]

Thanks for the ping.

**Anyone know if any of the major news orgs are covering this yet?

[KC Burke]

The press will not expose the motives of this functionary of the French/EU apparatus. It undermines their profession's avowed political position.

[Pagey]

"...at the same time, it is inconceivable that this relationship has no effect on Chirac's personal decision-making process..."

What a piece of dirt.At least we know where his head is now.He's probably got Billions of dollars invested in Iraq.Which country is going to be next? Don Rumsfeld must've known about this when he referred to France as the 'Old Europe'. Mr. Chirac, should become 'Persona Non Grata' with George W. Bush and soon.

[Stultis]

bump

[Ladysmith]

Bookmarked for reference.

[woofie]

bump and bookmark

[knighthawk]

They don't. It would make the case for the US.

[PJ-Comix]

In 1987, the Manchester Guardian Weekly quoted Chirac as saying that he was “truly fascinated by Saddam Hussein since 1974.”

Yeah, the French also had that same fascination with Hitler. Don't be fooled by French propaganda about the French Resistance. There was virtually NO French Resistance until it looked like Germany was going to be defeated. Back in the 1940-1942 period almost all the French were enthusiastic collaborators with the Germans.

[PJ-Comix]

Only one good thing about the French---they helped to ruin Disney. Years ago Michael Eisner had the option of locating EuroDisney in either France or Spain. The Spaniards would have LOVED EuroDisney but in an act of complete STUPIDITY, Eisner chose to locate it in the WORST place on the Planet. No one hates Americans more than the French and they have demonstrated that by refusing to patronize EuroDisney.

[Mr. Silverback]

Wow. I'm really shocked. No, really.

It reached the point that Iranians referred to Chirac as “Shah-Iraq” and Israelis spoke of the Osirak reactor as “O-Chirac.”

It appears that "Cherche le juif" is once again official French policy.

[tomahawk]

Jacques Chirac is demonically possessed. If Hitler was still around, he'd be his ally, too, like he's Saddam's ally.