Sunday, November 21, 2004
Their best friend oughta tell them...
if'n they had one left. Ahh, France -- country of sophistication and diplomacy. Vis this Agence France Presse photo and caption about their friends the Brits:
the French broadcasting authority (CSA) announced on its site Friday that it has finalized an agreement with Hizbullah’s Al-Manar television, allowing the controversial anti-Israel broadcaster to remain on the airwaves in France [and other parts of EU]. ...In January 2003, over the Muslim festive season of Ramadan, Al-Manar broadcast Al-Shatat, meaning Diaspora, which portrayed the history of Jews and Zionism from 1812 till 1948. Based on the “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” the Syrian-produced program alludes to a Jewish conspiracy for world domination, inspired by the Talmud, and shows, among other incitement-charged scenes, a group of Jews, acting on the orders of a rabbi, killing a Christian toddler to use his blood in baking matzots for Passover. CSA director Dominique Baudis, in a letter issued with the license, warned that the license would be violated if Al-Manar broadcasts hate messages as it did in the past.
Ok -- now writing off the part of the population that knows wacky, BS propaganda when it sees it...
With the defeat of the Saddam Hussein regime on April 9, 2003, the Ba'th ruling party was outlawed and a committee for the de-Ba'thification of Iraq was established. [1] However, the Ba'th's propaganda machine appears to have found a new abode in Paris, France, whence threats to the U.S. are issued regularly in three languages - English, French, and Spanish. Not surprisingly, the Ba'thist propagandists use the word "resistance" (in French, "la resistance") to underscore the association with the struggle against the Nazi occupation of France during WWII. The resurrection of the Ba'th Party on French soil was further strengthened by France's proposal that representatives of "la resistance" should participate in any future conference that will be convened to discuss the future of Iraq. This position was clearly stated by Michel Barnier, the French Foreign Minister, in an interview with the French TV station " France Inter. " In the interview, Mr. Barnier called for a political process in Iraq that would include "a number of groups and people who have today opted for the path of resistance through the use of weapons." ...former Iraqi Vice President, Izzat Ibrahim Al-Duri... was identified as the leader of the resistance. A press release identifies the forces operating under the umbrella of the Ba'thist Resistance. They include: - The Ba'thist Socialist Arab Party of Iraq (as a clandestine organization) - The [Iraqi] "Resistance and Liberation" movement - The Unified Council of Iraqi Resistance - Many military forces like the "Fedayyoun of Saddam" and the "Second Army of Mohammad" [Recommended Reading -C]
The French are clearly committed in more ways than just a few billion franc oil contracts to the alliance with Islamic Resistance - aka terrorists. If Kerry and crew were not aware of this, they were merely incompetent. If they were aware and still maintained the possibility of an alliance with the French "through proper diplomacy," they were beyond deluded. Or beyond dishonest. The sides are lining up and it's time for someone to rescue the centuries-old perfume making secrets from these froggy fools before it's too late. ThanQ! LGF
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