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Ah, the French. How to think of them? There is an easy default answer: kindly and gratefully. After all, they helped us in the Revolutionary War, gave us Alexis de Tocqueville and the Statue of Liberty, and to this day feel a keen republican spirit in harmony with America's own. Sure, we have had our spats. But when the chips are down, you can count on France to be on our side, more or less, and to supply some great wine if it is needed. That is certainly one point of view. It is also (except for the wine) nonsense,...

For Secretary of State Colin Powell, the U.S.-French divorce began on Jan. 20, 2003, when French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin blindsided him during a press conference outside the U.N. After a special session of the Security Council devoted to the war on terror, held at de Villepin's personal request, Powell had driven over to the French U.N. ambassador's official Park Avenue residence, where de Villepin was to host him to an exclusive lunch. Instead, de Villepin stayed behind at the U.N. and announced to the world that France would never support a U.S.-led military intervention against Saddam Hussein. As...

The French Betrayal of America by Kenneth Timmerman (Author) Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Crown Forum; (March 16, 2004) ISBN: 1400053668 Inside Flap Copy Can we trust France? Apparently not. After more than 200 years of shared history and interests, the U.S.-France marriage looks as if it's ending in an acrimonious divorce. Here is the shocking insider account. In the wake of French behavior at the United Nations, where Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin systematically undermined the efforts of Secretary of State Colin Powell to convince the Security Council to authorize force against Iraq, Americans have at best come to suspect...

"… the administration stubbornly holds to failed polices that drive potential allies away." -- Sen. John Kerry An unvarying refrain of Sen. John Kerry and other Bush administration critics is that the White House alienated America's allies in its haste to wage war in Iraq. Multilateral approaches in foreign policy are to be preferred, the critics point out. Allies are important and should not be taken for granted. After all, the United States will need allied support as it seeks to combat global terror threats. We are all worse off when we ignore our allies' concerns. Indeed, the hawkish Weekly...

France - Pas Comme Les Autres Joe Katzman by "Gabriel Gonzalez" (Paris, France) After reading Kenneth Timmerman's condemnation of France's $100 billion profiteering from Saddam's cruel regime (The French War For Oil), and my own recent article (From Madrid to Paris), some commentators expressed the view that France is just an ordinary country defending its interests and is no different than any other country, including the U.S. Indeed, for some in the anti-war camp France is even assumed to be necessarily a morally superior nation. This view is so thoroughly ignorant of French foreign policy realities that it should really...

Kenneth Timmerman, a New York Times best-selling author, lived and worked as an investigative reporter in France for 18 years. His latest book, The French Betrayal of America, was released last week from Crown Forum. He recently spoke to NRO Editor Kathryn Lopez about the new book. NRO: It seems "cool" these days for right-of-center Americans to French-bash: Hasn't it gone a little too far? Aren't you just adding to the lifespan of "freedom fries" with a book about a "betrayal?" Timmerman: It's a serious matter when the leaders of a country such as France show by their actions that...

Does anyone remember who Robert Stethem was? He was the the U.S. Navy Diver that Imad Mugniyah of the Hizbollah tortured and murdered, and tossed his body to the ground aboard Flight TWA Flight 847 in June, 1985 amid media coverage on the flight from Greece to Beirut. I am currently reading Kenneth Timmerman's book "The French Betrayal of America" to understand the current circumstances of Jack Chirac and his stooge Villipain and their role in the current crisis in the Iraq situtation--it is a must read--Please forgive me for quoting some very interesting background: "Mitterand's lecture (about fighting terrorism...

Kenneth Timmerman is on the Al Rantel show right now . . . . . www.kabc.com to hear internet feed. The French believe in blood for oil. Over a seven-year period, they had a 100 billion dollar oil deal with Hussein!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      Contact: Teresa Brady                                                                                                           (212) 572-2598                                                                                                           tbrady@randomhouse.com     THE FRENCH BETRAYAL      OF AMERICA      EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK SHOWS WHY OUR FORMER          FRIEND IS NOW WORKING TO UNDERMINE THE             U.S. WAR ON TERROR   INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER KENNETH TIMMERMAN GIVES A    SHOCKING ACCOUNT OF HOW OUR LONGSTANDING ALLY HAS           BECOME AN ADVERSARY AND HOW AMERICA STILL     CONTINUES TO SHARE NUCLEAR SECRETS WITH FRANCE        “Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an            accordion.  You just leave a lot of useless, noisy baggage behind.”           -Jed Babbin, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, 1989-1992 Last year Americans watched with revulsion...