October 04, 2003
Does this news really surprise anyone?
FRENCH-made anti-aircraft missiles built earlier this year have been found in Iraq.
France opposed U.N. involvement in Iraq and President ChIRAQ stands in opposition to the new resolution to rebuild the country. With this new find, it is as clear as ever who France is allies with.
Government officials in Paris were last night struggling to explain how, despite a UN arms embargo being in place for more than 20 years, hi-tech French weaponry made its way to Baghdad.
The sale of French missiles to Iraq at a time when Saddam Hussein was trying to bolster his defences against the looming US invasion threatens to derail efforts to repair the diplomatic damage suffered as a result of Paris's refusal to support military action.
UPDATE: It appears that the Poles were mistaken. It also appears that there is some bad blood developing between France and Poland.
