REVENGE AS FRENCH LOSE £10BN DEAL

The Sunday Mirror (U.K.) ^ | 03/30/03

[Pokey78]

Tony Blair has told officials to halt a £10billion defence contract won by a French firm - as revenge for Jacques Chirac's veto on UN backing for the war on Iraq.

He has ordered Ministers to stop the biggest maritime contract in British history going to French shipbuilders.

The deal for two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers which will be a lynchpin of Britain's defences for the next 20 years was split between UK-based BAE Systems and French firm Thales.

Thales were awarded their share on condition that much of the work was carried out in British shipyards, saving up to 10,000 jobs.

Now, following the US Pentagon's decision to ban any military contracts or co-operation with France, there is a move to rewrite the contract and switch all the work to British firms.

[annyokie]

Thank you! Feel free to post it.

Anny

[Black Agnes]

Sure thing. (Where'd ya get it if ya didn't make it?)

[annyokie]

Pretty cool, huh?

[annyokie]

My husband got it in an email and sent it to me. Pass it on!

[SevenofNine]

COOL lay smackdown on FROGGYS

SO France when Dubya want your b**** you going be put on hold dude

[Z-28]

Touche!

How sweet it is :)

[McCloud-Strife]

last I heard the chinese are taking it apart to see how to beuild their own, reverse engineering is a chinese specialty

[DED]

It's great and it's already gone on to everybody on my address list!
thanks for sharing!

[mafree]

ROTFL at that French map!

[annyokie]

You're welcome! Vive la New France!

[DED]

More true than you know.....
I work in the mining industry. Joy Mfg. builds a mining machine called a shear, and had one on display at a mining show in China.
After the show was over, and the shear was supposed to be shipped back, the Chinese LOST it for about 6 weeks.
Guess what the new Chinese shear looks like?

[Vicki]

Way to go Tony Blair!

[Reb Raider]

Thanks for posting this--definite giggle getter!

[annyokie]

This is the funiest thing I have read in years. I'm so pleased you all like it!

[DED]

The new aircraft carrier was going to be named "Le Derrierre Kisserre" in honor of Jacques Chirac and his relationship with Saddam Hussein.

[kimosabe31]

Good for Tony Blair.

[gettingreal]

great work!

it's kinda silly to laugh alone at night, but it happened. Then there is a lot of truth in most humor...

[gettingreal]

what ugly twins. who's the yucky mom?

[kimosabe31]

Probably half the french shipyard work force are freakin muslims.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Now that is a BOYCOTT.