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| 2004-03-18 |
| When the going gets tough, appoint a burearucrat... French FM supports EU appointment of anti-terrorism supremo Yep, that’ll solve the problem. Works every time! 18 March 2004 French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin on Thursday backed a European Union proposal to appoint an anti-terrorism expert who would coordinate EU security measures in the wake of the Madrid attacks. Complete with a five year supply of white handkerchiefs! "I think it’s a good idea," de Villepin told Radio France Internationale when asked about the idea of appointing a "Mr Terrorism" for the bloc, who would report to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. I think it sucks! Another brilliant French strategy, right "It’s very important for us to... try to better coordinate our actions as Europeans -- that we have an official, a coordinator, as Javier Solana has proposed," the French minister added. How ’bout you all stick your heads in the sand at the same location? That will ’better coordinate’ things, won’t it? "I think we have to coordinate our efforts on the technical level, which would allow us to better assess the realities on the ground, to fight terrorism more effectively," de Villepin said. Clueless barely begins to describe de Villepin, who I hear is a man. EU officials have said the proposed "Mr Terrorism" would be a coordinator -- an expert who knows the subject well -- rather than a politician. The officials rejected any comparison with Tom Ridge, the US Homeland Security director. "Non, non, non, eees too simplisme!" The proposal will be one of many on the agenda for an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels on Friday, who will try to determine how to respond to the devastating Madrid bomb blasts, which left 201 people dead. Check out the thread at the bottom of the article, fairly entertaining! |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #5 Mr. Terrorism? Sounds like a sitcom on the WB. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-3-18 9:25:48 PM |
| #4 Bah, more bureaucracy bloat. How many hundreds of minions will it take to support this one Build your empire big and tall. When it's finished, watch it fall. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-3-18 6:51:31 PM |
| #3 Maybe the EUroweenies are trying something like that Monty Python skit about the "Funniest joke in the world" as Britain's weapon against Jerry in WWI... All the terrorists are going to need IcyHot patches for their stomachs from laughing so hard as it is. |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-3-18 2:52:07 PM |
| #2 "proposal to appoint an anti-terrorism expert..." Oh, well, as long as he's an expert. Wouldn't want to appoint any amateur anti-terrorism guys. Old joke: an expert is a guy with a briefcase more than 100 miles from home. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-3-18 2:02:30 PM |
| #1 Well somebody's got to wave the white flag. If they all do at once, it's just anarchy. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-3-18 2:00:38 PM |