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To: Elsewhere who wrote (117732)	6/2/2005 2:58:05 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794027

Jochen, You are so narrow in your view :-) The other Partner in Airbus is BAE so lets add them in: BA Integrated Defense Systems $39.2 EADS Defence (incl. military transport) $5.3 BAE Systems $24.5 So the comparison is 29.8 B vs 39.2 B. Hardly the order of magnitude you try and paint. John

To: Elsewhere who wrote (117732)	6/2/2005 3:14:43 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794027

Germany: The CDU's Foreign Policy American Future By Marc Schulman on Germany An article in today's Financial Times provides a glimpse of what Germany's foreign policy would be like if, as is widely expected, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) takes over the reins of government. news.ft.com * Angela Merkel -- the prospective Chancellor -- said that the two No votes this week on the EU constitution meant the bloc “cannot simply return to business as usual” but must reconsider its plans to offer Turkey full EU membership. * Friedbert Pflüger, CDU parliamentary foreign affairs spokesman, said that “Europe is in crisis,” at least in part because of the “overstretching” of the EU's political capacities following enlargement. As a result, a CDU-led government would seek a temporary stop to enlargement, in particular by persuading EU partners to include the option of a privileged partnership in membership talks with Turkey. He stressed, however, that a CDU-led government would not seek to halt the start of talks with Turkey on October 3, nor to block membership for Romania and Bulgaria. He also said that EU integration “would remain a core pillar” of German foreign policy, but that Berlin's ties with Paris should be refocused away from being a “dominant force” within the bloc, towards a “leadership role based of full consultation with other EU members”. * Parliamentary leader Wolfgang Gerhardt averred that A CDU-led government would focus on improving ties with Washington: “The current government has let the transatlantic relationship deteriorate badly.” * Wolfgang Schäuble, the CDU's foreign policy chief, indicated that relations with Russia would be expected to cool, due to concerns over alleged authoritarian tendencies in the Russian government. Schäuble also said that a CDU government would oppose the lifting of the EU weapons embargo on China until common ground was found with Washington. Let's hope that the pundits forecasting a CDU victory are right.