The French oil connection

Alan Minyard a écrit :

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:34:34 +0100, "Alex A" wrote:



Kevin Brooks wrote:


"Nemo l'ancien" wrote in message
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And the US does not have a very strange relation with oil producer
like SA?


Even when people of that country funded terrorism...

No, we don't have a relationship anything like that which France
apparently had with Saddam, as is becoming more clear with every
release of information regarding these "sweetheart deals" between
your companies and Saddam.


same source as WMD ?

Rgds
Alex



France betrayed all those that thought her a friend. WMDs may have
been an intelligence failure, but the Total/Elf deals were criminal
behavior. Your country is a shameless whore.

Al Minyard


Et toi, un parfait et stupide intoxiqué par les vapeur sdu pétrole de
BU****E

Nemo l'ancien wrote:

And the US does not have a very strange relation with oil producer like
SA? Even when people of that country funded terrorism...

The US relation with SA is [was?] indeed a strange one.

But AFAIK, it's individuals, some through shake downs by OBL,
that provided the money, not outright government collusion.

The Saudis now seem to realize their fence sitting WRT radical
"religious" training hasn't done them any good either.

The primary value of SA for the US has been in keeping oil prices
stable via production variations, not so much cozy deals for oil
companies. The world has benefited from this as much as the US.


SMH

In article ,
Nemo l'ancien wrote:

And the US does not have a very strange relation with oil producer like
SA? Even when people of that country funded terrorism...

Which makes the French behavior right?

Et pan dans le baigneur...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials are exploring ways to
persuade Spain to keep its troops in Iraq, including the possibility
of a separate United Nations command to oversee international
forces.
Under that scenario, the U.S. military would continue to
lead its own soldiers, while troops from Spain and other countries
could be led by the United Nations, a State Department official
said, speaking on condition of anonymity.