On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:52:02 +0000, Jim Morris wrote:

    >
    >> Probably because the story has been made up by US propaganda.
    >> Sjoerd
    >
    > This story is from the BBC.

So?

Would it be the first time the BBC would have carried a story cooked up by
someone's spin machine?

Remember the forged documents "proving existence" of Iraqi nuclear
weapons?

    > Would it be the first time the BBC would have carried a story cooked up by
    > someone's spin machine?
    > Remember the forged documents "proving existence" of Iraqi nuclear
    > weapons?

Why would this article be so surprising? It is well known that Chirac has
had
dealings with Iraq for years and even sold him Nuclear Technology in the
80's
that would have given Iraq the bomb (Thank You Israel). Since the Gulf War
France continued to lobby to remove UN Sanctions for purely Economic
purposes (Oil Money) while illegally selling Military Hardware to Saddam.
In Fact, behind Russia, France has sold 30 times as much military hardware
to
Iraq vs. the US. The ties were quite close between France and Iraq.
A little to close it seems ;o)

On Thu, 01 May 2003 01:59:30 +0000, Jim Morris wrote:

    >
    >> Would it be the first time the BBC would have carried a story cooked up by
    >> someone's spin machine?
    >> Remember the forged documents "proving existence" of Iraqi nuclear
    >> weapons?
    >
    > Why would this article be so surprising? It is well known that Chirac has
    > had
    > dealings with Iraq for years and even sold him Nuclear Technology in the
    > 80's
    > that would have given Iraq the bomb (Thank You Israel). Since the Gulf War
    > France continued to lobby to remove UN Sanctions for purely Economic
    > purposes (Oil Money) while illegally selling Military Hardware to Saddam.
    > In Fact, behind Russia, France has sold 30 times as much military hardware
    > to
    > Iraq vs. the US. The ties were quite close between France and Iraq.
    > A little to close it seems ;o)

Arguing that France took the position it did based upon commercial
interests is similar to arguing the US went into Iraq for oil.

Both took the position they did strictly driven by *domestic* politics.

In article ,
"Jim Morris" wrote:

    > > Would it be the first time the BBC would have carried a story cooked up by
    > > someone's spin machine?
    > >
    > > Remember the forged documents "proving existence" of Iraqi nuclear
    > > weapons?
    >
    > Why would this article be so surprising? It is well known that Chirac has
    > had
    > dealings with Iraq for years and even sold him Nuclear Technology in the
    > 80's
    > that would have given Iraq the bomb (Thank You Israel). Since the Gulf War

Hopefully Iran will build its own nuclear device, or buy them from
Pakistan when that country is liberated.

    > France continued to lobby to remove UN Sanctions for purely Economic
    > purposes (Oil Money) while illegally selling Military Hardware to Saddam.
    > In Fact, behind Russia, France has sold 30 times as much military hardware
    > to
    > Iraq vs. the US. The ties were quite close between France and Iraq.
    > A little to close it seems ;o)

Big deal, Donnie Rumsfeld did help Iraq procure raw materials for its
chemical weapons programme.