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To: D. Long who wrote (5130)	8/15/2003 8:11:18 AM
From: LindyBill	of 793917

Another reason to dislike the French. THREAT TO LOCKERBIE DEAL France is threatening to scupper the deal reached with Libya over compensation for the Lockerbie bombing. It wants the same deal for victims of the UTA jet that was blown up over Africa in 1989. If they do not get it, the French say they will stop the UN lifting sanctions against Libya - which is part of the agreement. The French were paid £20m in compensation - a fraction of the £1.7bn the Lockerbie victims are set to receive. "We are determined to have the same equitable issue with this UTA aeroplane," French MP Jacques Myard said. "We are not going to accept, let's say, a different solution on both cases." Mr Myard added that talks were under way with Libya. The United States is said to be furious at the French move. "Essentially they are protesting as unfair their own deal," one US official said. "This is nothing but sour grapes," said another. "We're getting a better deal and they're upset." The majority of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 were Americans. sky.com

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