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Saddam: French Media Mogul (He owns $90MM stake in French conglomerate)
NY Post ^ | 2/27/2003

Posted on 02/27/2003 10:20:56 AM PST by MississippiMan

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:12:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

MEDIA monolith Hachette Filipacchi, already fearing an anti-French backlash, has a bigger problem: Saddam Hussein owns a $90 million stake in its parent company.

Saddam owns just under 2 percent of Lagardere SCA, the French company of which Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., publishers of Elle, Car & Driver, Women's Day and other titles, is a unit. His shares are held by Iraqi-controlled Montana Management, based in Geneva.


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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; iraq; saddam
Hope this hasn't already been posted. Tried searching many times.

MM

1 posted on 02/27/2003 10:20:57 AM PST by MississippiMan
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
2 posted on 02/27/2003 11:05:31 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
3 posted on 02/27/2003 11:06:35 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
4 posted on 02/27/2003 11:06:48 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
5 posted on 02/27/2003 11:07:46 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
6 posted on 02/27/2003 11:08:48 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
LOL And in next month's issue of Car & Driver, we test drive the HOT new SCUD Mobile Missile Launcher. Shelby version coming soon!
7 posted on 02/27/2003 11:08:49 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
Sorry for the multiple replies. I was having trouble with my connection and it posted more than once by accident. Is tehre a way for me to delete the extra posts?
8 posted on 02/27/2003 11:14:36 AM PST by Martyboy1
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To: MississippiMan
I guess the salary for President of Iraq is a little better than in the US.
9 posted on 02/27/2003 11:24:50 AM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: Martyboy1
Great postpostpostpostpostpostpost!

Slooooww going 'round here... :)

10 posted on 02/27/2003 11:35:41 AM PST by SquirrelKing
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To: Martyboy1
In the March issue of Woman's Day find out why khaki isn't tacky if you're Iraqi, and how to decorate the dining room with pineapple hand grenades!


11 posted on 02/27/2003 11:55:54 AM PST by SquirrelKing (ERROR: Server down, tagline not found.)
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To: SquirrelKing
Next Month in Elle

Iraqi Beauty Secrets

12 posted on 02/27/2003 12:04:15 PM PST by EggsAckley (nuke the vegan gay whales for jesus)
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To: Martyboy1; AmusedBystander
Surprised I haven't done some multiple posts today myself, given the trouble I've had with FR. She's running poorly on this end.

There appears to be good money in being a despotic dictator!

MM

13 posted on 02/27/2003 12:04:19 PM PST by MississippiMan
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To: EggsAckley
Woof! Bet they have to tie a pork chop around her neck so the dog will play with her.
14 posted on 02/27/2003 1:15:47 PM PST by SquirrelKing (ERROR: Server down, tagline not found.)
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To: MississippiMan
I don't know if it's been posted before, but I am sure glad you posted it. I''ve been LMAO at the responses. Our Freepers have a great sense of humor.
15 posted on 02/27/2003 4:01:50 PM PST by Temple Owl
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To: MississippiMan
Evil mass murdering dictator isn't a problem but the minute they left finds out he's a international businessman they'll dump him!
16 posted on 02/27/2003 9:07:00 PM PST by Red Dog #1
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