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2004-12-02 Europe

USN: Oil-for-Food only part of larger French-Russian scheme going back to 1998

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Posted by lex 2004-12-02 1:14:57 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting comment on Wretchard's site:

I was at Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in late 1997 and early 1998. The French were not allowed into our Joint Intelligence Center--they could only stand in the guard trailer and ask for someone to come out and speak with them. We assumed that whatever information we gave [the French] or the Saudis would be in Baghdad the next day. In light of the French officer who got caught committing espionage on behalf of the Serbs against the multinational force in the Balkans at about that time, restricting access to data and facilities was probably a good decision.
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Posted by lex 2004-12-02 1:42:52 PM|| 2004-12-02 1:42:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 We assumed that whatever information we gave [the French] or the Saudis would be in Baghdad the next day.

Sooo, why not let slip that a crack assasination team is in Baghdad readying an attack on Saddam and his ruling collective, make some popcorn and watch the action as it unfolds?

I believe real spooks call this walking the dog.

Posted by badanov 2004-12-02 1:54:50 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-12-02 1:54:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I've said it forever, once the Soviet Union fell, world communism looked for a new home, it found its home by dividing its power structure to new orbits. Saddam became its financier, france its chief spy master, the un its political mouthpiece. Now as more and more evidence is found, the clarity of this evolution is becoming clearer by the day.

Posted by Ebbeath Gleart2775 2004-12-02 2:39:43 PM|| 2004-12-02 2:39:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I like Badanov's plan. Hint to the French that the Russian ambassodor to Iraq is involved. Hint to the Russians that the French abmassador is involved. Start a three way cage match as they sort it out.

If France wanted to reduce US influence in the middle east the answer is easy. Go in and clean things up themselves. If France removed Saddam in order to save Kuwait we would have applauded them and gotten our pretty butts out of the region.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-12-02 3:29:39 PM|| [http://rjschwarz.typepad.com] 2004-12-02 3:29:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I misread what you said as "clean themselves up", which would probably be equally effective. Unfortunately for them, it would present a conflict between their two diplomatic objectives (namely serving their interests and undercutting ours).

Posted by Dishman 2004-12-02 4:46:13 PM|| 2004-12-02 4:46:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And just in case the destabilizing, anti-American America Clintons and their Commie cabal fail to suborn free America to anti-sovereign Socialism, Communism, and OWG NLT 2020, RUSSIA-CHINA are preparing their armed forces to wage GLOBAL NUCLEAR WAR SCENARIOS ags the USA AND ONLY THE USA, along the same 2020 maxima time frame. If Hillary itends to serve eight years of Left-verified national success and geopol "quiet" as Bill did, then the various International Rogue crises must be over or mostly over by the time she runs for de facto POTUS - if NOT resolved, at best she run for VPOTUS. Pragmatically, any non-Clinton, male GOP-DEM POTUS only has at most FOUR YEARS, and likely less, to serve as POTUS of free America as we know it. AND IF KERRY AND DEAN INTEND TO RUN AND BE POTUS, THEN NON-CLINTON POLS DEFINITELY HAVE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. DER STALINREICH MARTHA/BETTY CROCKERFRAU COMMIE HILLARY'S POTUS AMBITIONS IS MOVING TOWARD "CRITICAL MASS", AND SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE OR OCCUR - ASAP, NOW - BEFORE ITS TOO LATE FOR HER! SHE MUST BE DEFEATED FOR 2008 AND 2012-2014!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2004-12-02 9:07:32 PM|| [http://n/a] 2004-12-02 9:07:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Whoa... Moe, Larry,... CHEESE!

Posted by tu3031 2004-12-02 9:30:37 PM|| 2004-12-02 9:30:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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