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Re: The Sun is not being very nice.
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Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:22:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
According to the following Guardian story, anyway:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,919003,00.html

Wonder if it's true? Wonder if The Sun will get fined...

I guess I can see where they're coming from given this statement by Chirac
today: ""France would not accept a resolution which authorizes military
intervention and gives the United States and Britain administrative powers
in Iraq," Chirac said. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030321/wl_nm/iraq_france_chirac_dc_2

But still, it's not very nice for The Sun to say that.

But I'm glad they did; it helps me to believe that there indeed might be hope
for France after all.

JOHN



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  Re: The Sun is not being very nice.
 
(...) It's a UK paper, IIRC, it's just the French edition of it. Editorially controlled from the UK. So I wouldn't read too much into it. (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: The Sun is not being very nice.
 
(...) What do you think about Canada, John? I mean, because France may have ulterior motives to speak against this war(their own oil interests in Iraq), what about the other countries that are speaking up against this fiasco your own United States (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: The Sun is not being very nice.
 
(...) This issue [excuse the pun] aside, the Sun really is gutter press. See it online: (URL) at Sun Chirac jibe: (URL) all of News International's >150 papers, it supports the war. Scott A (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  The Sun is not being very nice.
 
According to the following Guardian story, anyway: (URL) if it's true? Wonder if The Sun will get fined... I guess I can see where they're coming from given this statement by Chirac today: ""France would not accept a resolution which authorizes (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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