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2006-01-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Chirac urges Syria to meet demands of Hariri probe

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Posted by Fred 2006-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Am I the only one that thinks it odd that Chirac and the UN seem to be doing such a great job on this Hariri investigation. They are always on the wrong side of everything. It just seems wrong somehow that they seem to be handling this so well.

Posted by 2b 2006-01-05 01:09|| 2006-01-05 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 France, Germany and Russia have sunk a ton of money into these shitholes for years.(Don't ask me why)
Havent you noticed that every time we go after a middle east tyrant one or all three of them go ape shit nuts? France must be Syrias largest foreign investor, and I'd guess Chirac has more than a few francs of his own money invested there.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-01-05 08:42|| 2006-01-05 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Hariri was a close personal friend of Chirac's. I also think Jacques was all quelle surprise when his other good buddies the Syrians stuck that knife in his back.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-05 09:00|| 2006-01-05 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Ahh..ok. My world is coming back into order now. I never bought much into the Saint Rafiq, protector of the poor meme either.

So basically - Hariri was working personal deals with Chirac, Schroeder and Putin and was going to get to become "King of Lebanon" in exchange. Then when Bashir didn't play along with the plan, lots of good blackmail information about Chirac, Schroeder and Putin, as well as lucrative financial arrangements were in jeopardy.

So... I guess the real question is..how much is the information in Assad's little black book really worth to Chirac, Putin, Schroeder and the rest of the UN double dealers?

Posted by 2b 2006-01-05 13:02|| 2006-01-05 13:02|| Front Page Top

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