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To: A. Geiche who wrote (376235)	3/22/2003 2:07:34 AM
From: A. Geiche	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

VIVA LA FRANCE! Chirac Threatens to Veto U.N. Resolution "to legitimize the military intervention" and "give the belligerents the powers to administer Iraq." By ROBERT WIELAARD The Associated Press Friday, March 21, 2003; 4:13 PM Refusing to back down from his opposition to the United States and Britain, French President Jacques Chirac threatened Friday to veto any U.N. resolution letting them run Iraq after the war. Chirac, furious at having failed to avert war to topple Saddam Hussein, said allowing Washington and London to oversee creation of a new Iraqi government would reward them for starting a war that flouted world opinion. He said France would veto any attempt in the United Nations to "legitimize the military intervention" and "give the belligerents the powers to administer Iraq." "That would justify the war after the event," he said. In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell brushed off the French threat. "We're going to put in place a better life for the people of Iraq, a representative form of government," Powell said. Chirac's blunt comments indicated the rift in the West could worsen. France and Germany waged a sustained diplomatic campaign on the U.N. Security Council to avert military action, creating a crisis in trans-Atlantic and European Union relations. The war badly split the EU as Spain, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and Portugal backed Britain's pro-American stance, while others in the 15-nation bloc lined up with France and Germany. Chirac's warning came after British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged other EU nations to support future moves at the United Nations to forge a post-Saddam "civil authority in Iraq." Blair was not explicit on what he foresaw, but he has said he wants U.N. support for rebuilding Iraq's government. Britain was dismayed by Chirac's threat, British officials in London said. While there was room for disagreement, France and Germany also should support allied nations at a critical time, they said. The leaders met at a previously scheduled summit to discuss economic issues, but Iraq dominated the talks, which diplomats said were often tense and angry. "It was impossible to abridge" the disagreements on Iraq, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said. The EU nations agreed on the urgent need to prepare humanitarian aid and support the creation of a representative government in Iraq after the war. There was disagreement, however, over the whether the EU should help fund the reconstruction of Iraq. Blair said the EU must help repair the ravages of Saddam's rule, but France and Germany argued Iraq should use its vast oil reserves to foot the bill. There were efforts to repair some of the diplomatic damage. Blair and Chirac shook hands at the summit and met on its margins to discuss ways to improve tattered relations. "Mr. Blair and I shared that same spirit," Chirac said. In recent weeks, Britain repeatedly has accused France of all but ensuring war by derailing efforts to present a united front to force Iraq to disarm. France, which insisted Iraq could be disarmed peacefully, wants a united Europe with a common foreign and security policy to counter the United States on the world stage. But many EU nations are reluctant to cut their close ties with Washington. © 2003 The Associated Press

To: A. Geiche who wrote (376235)	3/22/2003 2:42:09 AM
From: Dr. Doktor	Respond to of 769667

I have heard that we have photos of Saddam unconcious on a stretcher in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. I guess we actually had a cruise missile enter his palace through a window and explode while he and his son's were having breakfast. Not that is fuc*ing hilarious. I just hope he was conscious long enough to see his son's being ripped apart by the explosion. The intelligence from Baghdad now are saying that Saddam is indeed dead and has been since Wednesday evening. It's a beautiful new day in Iraq. DOC