I See London, I See France
I see Carla’s underpants … sorry, couldn’t resist. This is actually about other admirable aspects of French government. First, the Sarkster POs the socialists. Then, he marries the hot Carla Bruni. Now, he’s got the mullahs’ goat. AFP:
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran summoned the French ambassador on Sunday in a tit-for-tat protest at a similar move by Paris over a new anti-Israeli tirade by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a further sign of strained relations.
Tensions have been mounting over France’s tougher line on the controversial Iranian nuclear drive, and Tehran has also lashed out at plans by Paris for a military base in the Gulf.
On Friday, the French government called in the Iranian ambassador to Paris, Ali Ahani, to “firmly condemn” a new outburst against the Jewish state by Ahmadinejad, who said the days of the “filthy Zionist entity” were numbered.
Iran’s state-run television confirmed that French ambassador Bernard Poletti had been summoned by the foreign ministry in response.
“We object to this summons,” foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters. “We will show our protest by summoning the French ambassador.”
Hosseini also hit out at the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy for its tougher line in the long-running nuclear standoff between Iran and the West.
“We have so far acted with self-restraint but if the French stance continues along these lines, we will revise our approach to them,” Hosseini said, describing the French position as “unfriendly, irrational and unrealistic.”
French Defence Minister Herve Morin on Thursday cast doubt on a US report that Tehran had halted a suspected nuclear weapons drive. OPEC member Iran insists its atomic programme is aimed solely at generating energy.
Since Sarkozy’s election in May, France has considerably hardened its position and has called for the UN Security Council to impose a third set of sanctions to punish Iran for its failure to heed ultimatums to suspend uranium enrichment.
Another step in the right direction. It’ll be weird if, after November, France ends up toeing a harder line on international terrorism and hatemongering than us.
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:53 am on Sunday, February 3, 2008
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February 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 am
“I see Carla’s underpants.”
You’re having waaaaaaayyyyy too much with this, Jules! :-D
Nice to see Sarky standing up to the Iranians. Wish we would.
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Ditto.
February 3rd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
French Defence Minister Herve Morin on Thursday cast doubt on a US report that Tehran had halted a suspected nuclear weapons drive.
Gee, doubt, what a surprize.
Why do we in “the west” have these endless dances with the Norks and the Persians ?
I guess it gives everybody something to do.
Meanwhile, I hope Carla doesn’t break Sarko’s heart, over time.
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Since Carla has been known to say that she geys bored with monogamy after three weeks, Sarko can’t complain that he wasn’t warned. But this is France, maybe such things don’t matter there.
As for the Mullahs, either the Iranians will overthrow them soon or they will get Iran nuked eventually. When the Mullahs provoke a nuclear war, by attacking Israel or carrying out a nuke terrorist operation, there will be no alternative than to strike back at them with nukes, and no way to distinguish between those Iranians who support the whackjobs and those who do not. All will be fried together. If the Iranians want to avoid that they must overthrow the Pharaohs of Tehran now, as soon as possible.
Iranians put these evil clowns into power. Iranian consent keeps these evil clowns in power. The primary responsibility for removing these evil clowns from power rests with the Iranians.