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MORE FRENCH TREACHERY

· Tuesday, May 6, 2003 · 1 comment

The Washington Times reports that France helped officials in Saddam’s regime escape into Europe by supplying them fake passports. If this is true, and French officials now deny it, it is an act of war. Strong diplomatic and economic repurcussions would surely have to follow.

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James Joyner
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  1. John Lemon says:
    Tuesday, 6 May 2003 at 14:34

    But if we declare war on France, where will the French escape to?

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