Mugabe 'at home' during French summit - "Slimy Chirac rolls out red carpet for tyrant Mugabe"

Washington Times ^ | February 22, 2003 | staff

[Cincinatus' Wife]

PARIS (Agence France-Presse) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, an international pariah for his increasingly authoritarian rule, yesterday ended a visit here for the Franco-African summit hailing the "tremendous hospitality" he found in France.

"We've had tremendous hospitality. We felt at home," he told Radio France Internationale (RFI), praising French President Jacques Chirac for inviting him despite a global outcry over Mr. Mugabe's poor human rights record.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[martin_fierro]

The Axis of Weasel's Southern Contingent checks in.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A phony and a plunderer. Two zeros. They deserve each other - sickening, glaring, pointless (except if you want to make anti-American points) diplomacy.

[DB]

Mugabe is at home in France.

[SaudiDuck]

It would appear that France still wants to be a world leader...to Africa.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

France is at home in Zimbabwe, or Cuba, or Venezuela, or North Korea, or.....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The French are running scared. A natural condition.

[happygrl]

A sad spectacle.

Chirac should have met him with an umbrella.

In fact, freedom lovers should send Chirac umbrellas, one for every dictator he appeases.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Look how he tries to weasel out of his nice greeting behind Mugabe's back with body language. To me, says more about Chirac than a million words could.

[nwrep]

The lovely couple from Zimbabwe, the Mugabes:

Look at the arrogance on her face. You would think she was Queen Victoria.

[happygrl]

While she's in France she should contemplate the fate of the last Queen of France - Marie Antoinette.

[DoctorMichael]

If people judge you by the company you keep

then France has REALLY condemmed ITSELF.

[DoctorMichael]

THESE are the "enlightened" French?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

French Cuisine

[Man of the Right]

This is reminiscent of the Bokassa-Giscard connection. You've got to figure Mugabe is paying off Chirac personally out of Zimbabwe's (Rhodesia's) limited foreign exchange. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.

[junta]

bttt

[jedwardtremlett]

Well, to fair to Chirac...

I DID see the affair on SKY TV, as they were covering the conference just to watch Mugabe show up. Every other delegate I saw Chicac greet got a manly hug and an air-kiss on both cheeks.

Muagabe, on the other hand, only got a handshake (with one hand behind the back, iirc) and was then ushered on along fairly quickly. That was his "Statement" right there.

Of course, if he REALLY wanted to make a statement he'd have not shaken hands with him at all!

J

[Travis McGee]

If Chirac can be buddies with mass murderer Saddam, why not Mugabe?

Phoque Les Phroggies!

[Bubba_Leroy]

The following advisory for American travellers heading for France was compiled from information provided by the U.S. State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centre for Disease Control and some very expensive spy satellites that the French don't know about. It is intended as a guide for American travellers only and no guarantee of accuracy is ensured or intended.

General Overview

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France is a medium-sized foreign country situated on the continent of Europe, and is for all intensive purposes fucking useless. It is an important member of the world community, although not nearly as important as it thinks. It is bounded by Germany, Spain, Switzerland and some smaller nations of no particular consequence or shopping opportunities. France is a very old country with many treasures such as the Louvre and EuroDisney. Among its contributions to Western civilization are champagne, Camembert cheese, the guillotine, and body odour. Although France likes to think of itself as a modern nation, air conditioning is little used and it is next to impossible to get decent Mexican food. One continuing exasperation for American visitors is that the people will- fully persist in speaking French, although many will speak English if shouted at repeatedly.

The People

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France has a population of 54 million people, most of whom drink and smoke a great deal, drive like lunatics, are danger- ously over sexed and have no concept of standing patiently in a line. The French people are generally gloomy, temperamental, proud, arrogant, aloof and undisciplined; those are their good points. Most French citizens are Roman Catholic, although you'd hardly guess it from their behaviour. Many people are Communists and topless sunbathing is common. Men sometimes have girls' names like Marie and they kiss each other when they hand out medals. American travellers are advised to travel in groups and to wear baseball caps and colourful pants for easier mutual recognition. All French women have small tits, and don't shave their armpits or their legs.

Safety

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In general, France is a safe destination, although travellers are advised that France is occasionally invaded by Germany. By tradition, the French surrender more or less at once and, apart from a temporary shortage of Scotch whisky and increased difficulty in getting baseball scores and stock market prices, life for the visitors generally goes on much as before. A tunnel connecting France to Britain beneath the English Channel has been opened in recent years to make it easier for the French government to flee to London.

History

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France was discovered by Charlemagne in the Dark Ages. Other important historical figures are Louis XIV, the Huguenots, Joan of Arc, Jacques Cousteau and Charles de Gaulle, who was President for many years and is now an airport. The French armies of the past have had their asses kicked by just about every other country in the world.

Government

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The French form of government is democratic but noisy. Elections are held more or less continuously and always result in a run- off. For administrative purposes, the country is divided into regions, departments, districts, municipalities, cantons, communes, villages, cafes, booths and floor tiles. Parliament consists of two chambers, the Upper and Lower (although, con- fusingly, they are both on the ground floor), whose members are either Gaullists or communists, neither of whom can be trusted. Parliament's principal pre occupations are setting off atomic bombs in the South Pacific and acting indignant when anyone complains. According to the most current State> Department intelligence, the current President is someone named Jacques. Further information is not available at this time.

Culture

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The French pride themselves on their culture, although it is not easy to see why. All of their songs sound the same and they have hardly ever made a movie that you want to watch for anything except the nude scenes. Nothing, of course, is more boring than a French novel (except perhaps an evening with a French family.)

Cuisine

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Let's face it, no matter how much garlic you put on it, a snail is just a slug with a shell on its back. Croissants, on the other hand, are excellent although it is impossible for most Americans to pronounce this word. American travellers are there- fore advised to stick to cheeseburgers at McDonald's or the restaurants at the leading hotels such as Sheraton or Holiday Inn. Bring your own beer, as the domestic varieties are nothing but a poor excuse for such.

Economy

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France has a large and diversified economy, second only to Germany's economy in Europe, which is surprising since people hardly ever work at all. If they are not spending four hours dawdling over lunch, they are on strike and blocking the roads with their trucks and tractors. France's principal exports, in order of importance to the economy, are wine, nuclear weapons, perfume, guided missiles, champagne, high-calibre weaponry, grenade launchers, land mines, tanks, attack aircraft, mis- cellaneous armaments and cheese.

Conclusion

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France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque and varied land- scape and a temperate climate. In short, it would be a very nice country if French people didn't inhabit it, and it weren't still radioactive from all the nuclear tests they run. The best thing that can be said for it is that it is not Spain. Remember no one ordered you to go abroad. Personally, we always take our vacation in Miami Beach and you are advised to do the same.

[dfwgator]

Mugabe is at home in France.

Of course he is considering France is the country that is responsible for the Rwandan holocaust.