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March 23rd 04, 12:21 AM
Pierre-Henri Baras
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"Stephen Harding" a écrit dans le message de news:
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Irangate was pretty deeply looked in to if you recall.
Is anyone looking close at the business of French
contracts under the UN embargo?
No they aren't, and never will. People think France fears investigations on
Irak will show up more and more "illegal" contracts. Fact is the US are the
ones slowing investigations: they fear they would turn up the real loot.
That is the fact that since 1991 the US is the country that has made the
most $$ in Irak through their foreign subsidiairies, mainly their....French
ones.
Americans have to be very naive to think that France has made more money
than the US in Irak. They denounce Total and Elf contracts, but totally
ignore that US compagnies have been making 100 times more money!!!
Since when does the US stop in front of a UN or other international trade
barrier????
Europe has a lot to learn from the US as far as illegal money making is
concerned....
How about French
handling of the food-for-oil program?
What exactly do you call "French Handling". People here spit on France,
dispise it, and underline it's uselessness and lack influence. And suddenly
we are in charge of the FOP ??? None of the big Five (UK, Fr, USA, China,
Russia) can legaly be in charge of a UN programm. Heads of these programms
have to come from non Big Five countries; just like for the UN Secretary.
How exactly did we "handle" the program more than the US ????? Considering
the power of Washington at the UN, the US has nobody to blame but itself.
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