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| France Condemns Arafart’s Isolation.......(Yawn) |
| 2004-06-30 |
| EFL....Hard to believe that French once was the language of diplomacy. Vive l’arrogance! Michel Barnier has urged Israel to end the isolation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah. After meeting Mr Arafat in Ramallah, Mr Barnier said the living conditions were "not dignifying" for the elected Palestinian leader. Translation: He’s out of baby wipes. "We consider that this situation cannot last," Mr Barnier added. Well, yeah.....eventually he’s gonna keel over.....hopefully soon..... Israel played down Mr Barnier’s Ramallah talks, which ran against a standing Israeli request to visiting top foreign officials to refrain from meeting Mr Arafat. yes....but the French are special! "Considering what he [Arafat] represents, terror, murder, bombings.... [his situation] is not dignifying for him and is not dignifying for the Palestinian people he represents," Mr Barnier said after the talks with Mr Arafat on Tuesday. Mr Barnier said brining an end to Mr Arafat’s isolation was one aim of his visit - the first by a top Western official in more than a year. Along with negotiating some arms sales, no doubt.... "We think that this situation should come to an end because he [Arafat] is the legitimate and elected president of the Palestinian people," Mr Barnier added. "Looks like we locked up the Sarcelles vote in the next election with that....whew!" He also said that he "transmitted... |
| Posted by:Desert Blondie |
| #5 Maybe Chiraq could drop by and see him every so often. Publish a schedule please. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-01 2:27:28 AM |
| #4 After meeting Mr Arafat in Ramallah, Mr Barnier said the living conditions were "not dignifying" for the elected Palestinian leader. That's more than can be said for all the DEAD victims of Paleo terrorism. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-30 6:00:52 PM |
| #3 I don't see a problem with letting Barnier, et al, in to visit Arafat. Of course, the policy against anyone leaving the compound shall be maintained. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2004-06-30 4:31:11 PM |
| #2 You know there are many Israelis that would like to make the living conditions in Ramallah more dignifying. First they want to line up about 30 or so D-9s and improve the grade of the buildings in Arafat's compound. After the buildings are sufficiently level, they want to blacktop the area and put up a amusement park complete with a Yasser Arafat Memorial Merry-go-round and a petting zoo with a French kissing booth for the goats. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-30 2:40:11 PM |
| #1 Now that Bush doesn't have to kiss up to France in the (fruitless) hope that France will back NATO troops for Iraq, couldn't Bush really turn this around and expose Chirac for the terrorist-serving mope he is? This France-US rift is still alive and wide open, despite mealy-mouthed, bald-faced-lying tributes from Chirac on D-Day. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-30 2:23:07 PM |