FRANCE: Pacific terrorities, Axis of Evil, and the Old Europe
And this suggests that other current and some imminent events will not (should not) be forgotten any time soon: the "Axis of
Evil" speech (which the people of the countries in question took personally, when in fact it was only referring to the
governments), the "Old Europe" speech, and the war against Saddam Hussein, which is likely to kill many people who are
not his direct relatives".
RH: I warned that the Axis of Evil and Old Europe talk would be taken by the peoples of those countries as an insult to their
countries, not just to their governments.
Ronald Hilton - 3/14/03
Martin Storey says: "Thanks to Christopher Jones for reminding us that "Jacques Chirac remains universally detested
among the inhabitants of the island nations that surround Mururoa atoll", and let's be a bit stronger and say that France the
country is remembered for this particular shameful episode of
recent history. Let's not forget, amongst ecologically minded people, the destruction of Greenpeace's flagship "Rainbow
Warrior", not once, but twice, in complete disregard of all laws.
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