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2004-10-03 Europe

France ~~slaps~~ slams hostages 'mediator'

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Posted by Bulldog 2004-10-03 9:30:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Tonight on Nightline: as the French hostages enter their 400th day of captivity, exit polls suggest that 'Jimmy' Chirac is rapidly fading before the challenge of his opponent. He blames this decline on 'le Malaise' among the French people."

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-10-03 10:10:20 AM|| 2004-10-03 10:10:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The kidnappers are getting good publicity on the kidnapping and negotiations for the release of the French hostages. The kidnappers will ride this horse until it dies. The French are suckers.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-03 3:21:11 PM|| 2004-10-03 3:21:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh THAT Philip Brett. A rather shady figure of French intelligence. He created the Office franÃ§ais pour le dÃ©veloppement de l'industrie et la culture (Ofdic) which served as a pompous cover for introducing medium sized French companies in Iraq and all sorts of intelligence operations there. He seemed to have got along very well with Saddam's intelligence. He is a key figure in French-Iraqi relations, even during the embargo.

Something's VERY fishy here

Posted by True German Ally 2004-10-03 3:40:59 PM|| 2004-10-03 3:40:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Conveying funds and support for la resistance Irakienne, n'est-ce pas?

Posted by lex 2004-10-03 3:44:07 PM|| 2004-10-03 3:44:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Do the French actually think they can get the Bathists back into power?

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-10-03 7:28:52 PM|| 2004-10-03 7:28:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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