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2003-12-23 Europe

French official examines possible Cheney prosecution: paper

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Posted by Steve White 2003-12-23 1:57:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The French really are on a one-way road to irrelevance and oblivion!

Even more so when you consider that their main idea on fighting "terrorism" is to ban the wearing of head scarves in school by muslim girls. Between that and leading the charge to form the RRF to compete with NATO just shows you how absolutely ego-centric and balmy Chirac and his ilk.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2003-12-23 8:23:57 AM|| 2003-12-23 8:23:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course, anyone in the know can easily figure out what this is all about. Think Francois Pinault. (a buddy of Chirac's)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-23 10:25:29 AM|| 2003-12-23 10:25:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Anybody got a Lincoln Portrait says this isn't a clumsy attempt to forestall the delicious scene of Chirac on the witness stand in a California court to defend the character of buddy Francois Pinault over the Credit Lyonnais / Executive Life flap? Arnold's got a budget crisis to deal with, he can use every billion he can get!

Repeat after me: Independent Judiciary.

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-23 10:35:26 AM|| 2003-12-23 10:35:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 HEY! Quit writing comments while I'm trying to write the same comments! (:-)>

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-23 10:38:21 AM|| 2003-12-23 10:38:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I like the french they make me laugh.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-23 10:49:14 AM|| 2003-12-23 10:49:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Root? Not Enoch "the Red" Root, I hope.

Posted by mojo 2003-12-23 10:54:44 AM|| 2003-12-23 10:54:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 This is likely to be a Dem talking point one of these days. Perhaps Clark will run this up the flag pole to see who salutes it.

Off topic, but Clark has unleashed another classic:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2003/12/22/172630.shtml.

He says Clinton deserves credit for Libya's WMD decision. Why stop there? Why not credit Carter? Or LBJ?

Posted by Tibor 2003-12-23 12:06:33 PM|| 2003-12-23 12:06:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Or Franklin Pierce.

Posted by Fred 2003-12-23 12:36:34 PM|| 2003-12-23 12:36:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I credit Harrison for the decision.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-23 1:13:09 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-23 1:13:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hmmm... That's right. I forgot about "Tippecanoe and Tripoli, too!"

Posted by Fred 2003-12-23 2:23:56 PM|| 2003-12-23 2:23:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Come to think of it, why not King George? If he hadn't overtaxed us and forced us to quarter British soldiers, we never would have revolted in the first place.

And if Columbus hadn't discovered America . . .

It's like Johnny Cochran said on South Park: "If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit!"

Posted by Tibor 2003-12-23 2:52:32 PM|| 2003-12-23 2:52:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Thomas Jefferson was the first President to smack the Libyans (et al.), so he gets credit for beginning their training. Hasn't anyone here heard of The Barbary Pirates?

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-23 5:12:37 PM|| 2003-12-23 5:12:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Hey RB'ers, the line "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute," is often credited to Jefferson, but it somehow doesn't sound like him. Anyone know the source? No, it wasn't Charles C. Pinckney (of XYZ fame) in Paris, either. His line was, "No! No! Not a sixpence!"

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-23 7:05:49 PM|| 2003-12-23 7:05:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Glenn, this link explains the origin of the phrase during the Jefferson presidency, and tells the tale of militant islam over the years. Interesting stuff:

http://www.zianet.com/wblase/endtimes/barbary.htm

Posted by Tibor 2003-12-23 8:01:13 PM|| 2003-12-23 8:01:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I just noticed that we RBers have managed to quote the South Park version of Johnny Cochran and Thomas Jefferson in the same thread.

Posted by Tibor 2003-12-23 8:03:16 PM|| 2003-12-23 8:03:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 thanx, T. Page looks familiar, I may have been down this very road before, and there's the line, but no citation. 1800 was an election year, it's disappointing to think it came from some nameless political hack writer. Otoh, the impressive history Dave Barry Slept Here does have a still-timely Jefferson quote:

"To Hell with those dirtbags."

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-23 8:34:34 PM|| 2003-12-23 8:34:34 PM|| Front Page Top

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