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France will be always on Arafat's side: foreign minister
2004-10-28
France will be always on the side of the Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier declared Thursday.
That's because he's a dictator. France kinda traditionally sides with dictators...
"France, as I told you (Arafat) in Ramallah on June 30, will be always on your side to back your effort in favor of a just and negotiated peace," Barnier said. "It is with concern and sympathy that I keep informed of the development of your health. "I wish to express my most sincere wishes for your recovery, hoping that you can return rapidly to your place to lead the Palestinian Authority." According to one of Arafat's doctors, the 75-year-old Palestinian leader is suffering from a potentially fatal blood disorder which will require more tests to determine the cause outside the West Bank, where he has been kept under virtual house arrest for the last three years. French presidency announced on Thursday evening the leader's imminent move to Paris for treatment at the request of Palestinian Authority. He was expected to arrive in Paris on Friday.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#16  THat cannot be. France is always against the Muslim veil. How can he side with PLO? France is always of the uncircumsized type.
Posted by: Grumpy Uncle Sam   2004-10-29 3:39:40 AM  

#15  so what did the Bush admin say about Arafats illness?

Yasser who?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-29 3:33:36 PM  

#14  so what did the Bush admin say about Arafats illness?
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-10-29 3:32:51 PM  

#13  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: Grumpy Uncle Sam TROLL   2004-10-29 3:39:40 AM  

#12  I hope that whatever he has is catching when Chirac comes over and kisses his a**.
Posted by: Ol_Dirty_American   2004-10-28 10:41:24 PM  

#11  tu - I doubt he'll be buried. Cremation would get him used to the heat...that would be the considerate thing to do
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-28 10:25:15 PM  

#10  "Oh, Yasser, how I shall miss you!

"Michel, mon cherie, we will always have Paris! Adieu..."
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-10-28 10:18:56 PM  

#9  Maybe they can throw them in the hole with the ugly prick when he croaks.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-10-28 10:15:14 PM  

#8  I just finished reading Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France, by John J. Miller and Mark Molesky.

"France will be always on the side of the Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat"? Then may Jacques Chirac share in his fate.
Posted by: Dave D.   2004-10-28 10:08:35 PM  

#7  France will be always on the side of the Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier declared Thursday.

Anyone have any further doubts about the Phrench? And does Kerry still want to have these slimy turds as "allies"?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-10-28 9:48:02 PM  

#6  What is the phrench phrase for "My Bitch"?
Posted by: Brett_the_Quarkian   2004-10-28 9:39:26 PM  

#5  It's a relief to know where France stands. Now if only JFK will take a stand.
Posted by: ed   2004-10-28 8:39:31 PM  

#4  So there you have it. France sidles up to Yasser officially. They are on the side of a career terrorist. The French government is a nation hostile to the US and should be treated as such. Might as well, you can NEVER trust them.

I have a friend who was flying troops to Kuwait before OIF got started. They flew across France. I guess that the French did not know the manifest, heh heh.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-10-28 7:59:19 PM  

#3  Not a big surprise. France is the final destination of 9 out of 10 ditators.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2004-10-28 7:58:38 PM  

#2  God how weak.. Well they are French..
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-10-28 7:52:18 PM  

#1  After the cortege passes under the Arc de Triomphe, will it procede to Les Invalides or Le Pantheon?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-10-28 7:52:11 PM  

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