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sixate · 04-26-2003, 09:20 PM

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France briefed Iraq on war: report
April 27, 2003

FRANCE gave Saddam Hussein's regime regular reports on its dealings with US officials, The Sunday Times reported, quoting files it had found in the wreckage of the Iraqi foreign ministry.

The conservative British weekly said the information kept Saddam abreast of every development in US planning and may have helped him to prepare for war.

One report warned of a US "attempt to involve Iraq with terrorism" as "cover for an attack on Iraq", according to The Sunday Times.

Another, dated September 25, 2001, from Naji Sabri, the Iraqi foreign minister, to Saddam's palace, was based on a briefing from the French ambassador in Baghdad and covered talks between presidents Jacques Chirac and US President George W Bush.

Chirac was said to have been told that the US was "100 per cent certain Osama bin Laden was behind the September 11 attacks and that the answer of the United States would be decisive".

The report also gave a detailed account of American attitudes towards Saddam amid anxiety in Iraq that the country might soon become a target of US reprisals.

"Information available to the French embassy in Washington suggests that there is no intention on the part of the Americans to attack Iraq, but that matters might change quickly," said one document from folders marked "France 2001" found by The Sunday Times.

Bernard Jenkin, defence spokesman for Britain's opposition Conservative Party, told the paper that the briefings went beyond diplomatic courtesies and pointed to French "duplicitousness".

France came in for sustained attack from Britain's tabloid press in the run-up to and during the Iraq war for opposing early military action against Saddam's regime, with the Sun newspaper notably labelling Chirac a "worm".

Lebell · 04-26-2003, 09:52 PM

Nice to know who your friends are.

The French can pound sand for all I care at the moment.

Dragonlich · 04-27-2003, 12:52 AM

Well, the Russians are said to have helped Iraq too, with serious intelligence gathering.

But these are just the things we hear about; there's bound to be more...

reconmike · 04-27-2003, 05:33 AM

Back-stabbing french, would not expect anything less.

George W Bush · 04-27-2003, 10:06 AM

Its time the French Fried.

KillerYoda · 04-27-2003, 09:30 PM

We can't be too harsh, everyone has errors in judgement you know:

<img src="http://www.msnbc.com/news/1639839.jpg">

Dragonlich · 04-27-2003, 11:41 PM

Funny how people can only get that *one* picture of Rumsfeld, and then seem to think that somehow makes up for Frances continued support for Iraq.

Of course, I could put up some pictures of the French president giving Saddam a guided tour of a French nuclear power plant years ago, but that would be just as stupid.

Phaenx · 04-27-2003, 11:44 PM

Christ, do those bitches need to be invaded again before they stop sticking it to us?

KillerYoda · 04-28-2003, 01:04 AM

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Originally posted by Dragonlich
Funny how people can only get that *one* picture of Rumsfeld, and then seem to think that somehow makes up for Frances continued support for Iraq.

Of course, I could put up some pictures of the French president giving Saddam a guided tour of a French nuclear power plant years ago, but that would be just as stupid.

There you go:
<img src="http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/weasels/chirac_saddam_1976.jpg">
Never said I loved the French.

Daval · 04-28-2003, 05:27 AM

The french do seem to have some disturbing links to Iraq.

It will be interesting to see what else comes out of it.

I for one hope France is removed from the security council as a permanent member.

04-26-2003, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Nice to know who your friends are. The French can pound sand for all I care at the moment. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

04-27-2003, 05:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
reconmike Thank You Jesus Location: Twilight Zone	Back-stabbing french, would not expect anything less. __________________ Where is Darwin when ya need him?

04-27-2003, 10:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
George W Bush Tilted Location: The Great Lone Star State	Its time the French Fried. __________________ "Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning" "You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

04-27-2003, 09:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
KillerYoda The Original Emo Gangsta Location: Sixth Floor, Texas School Book Depository	We can't be too harsh, everyone has errors in judgement you know: <img src="http://www.msnbc.com/news/1639839.jpg"> __________________ "So you're Chekov, huh? Well, this here's McCoy. Find a Spock, we got us an away team."

04-27-2003, 11:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	Christ, do those bitches need to be invaded again before they stop sticking it to us? __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

04-27-2003, 12:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	Well, the Russians are said to have helped Iraq too, with serious intelligence gathering. But these are just the things we hear about; there's bound to be more...

04-27-2003, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	Funny how people can only get that one picture of Rumsfeld, and then seem to think that somehow makes up for Frances continued support for Iraq. Of course, I could put up some pictures of the French president giving Saddam a guided tour of a French nuclear power plant years ago, but that would be just as stupid.

04-28-2003, 05:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	The french do seem to have some disturbing links to Iraq. It will be interesting to see what else comes out of it. I for one hope France is removed from the security council as a permanent member. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill