Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News
| About Us | Contact Us | Calendar | Publish | RSS |
|---|
|
Features • latest news • best of news • syndication • commentary Feature Categories IMC Network:
Original Citieswww.indymedia.org africa: ambazonia canarias estrecho / madiaq kenya nigeria south africa canada: hamilton london, ontario maritimes montreal ontario ottawa quebec thunder bay vancouver victoria windsor winnipeg east asia: burma jakarta japan korea manila qc europe: abruzzo alacant andorra antwerpen armenia athens austria barcelona belarus belgium belgrade bristol brussels bulgaria calabria croatia cyprus emilia-romagna estrecho / madiaq euskal herria galiza germany grenoble hungary ireland istanbul italy la plana liege liguria lille linksunten lombardia london madrid malta marseille nantes napoli netherlands nice northern england norway oost-vlaanderen paris/Île-de-france patras piemonte poland portugal roma romania russia saint-petersburg scotland sverige switzerland thessaloniki torun toscana toulouse ukraine united kingdom valencia latin america: argentina bolivia chiapas chile chile sur cmi brasil colombia ecuador mexico peru puerto rico qollasuyu rosario santiago tijuana uruguay valparaiso venezuela venezuela oceania: adelaide aotearoa brisbane burma darwin jakarta manila melbourne perth qc sydney south asia: india mumbai united states: arizona arkansas asheville atlanta austin baltimore big muddy binghamton boston buffalo charlottesville chicago cleveland colorado columbus dc hawaii houston hudson mohawk kansas city la madison maine miami michigan milwaukee minneapolis/st. paul new hampshire new jersey new mexico new orleans north carolina north texas nyc oklahoma philadelphia pittsburgh portland richmond rochester rogue valley saint louis san diego san francisco san francisco bay area santa barbara santa cruz, ca sarasota seattle tampa bay tennessee urbana-champaign vermont western mass worcester west asia: armenia beirut israel palestine process: fbi/legal updates mailing lists process & imc docs tech volunteer projects: print radio satellite tv video regions: oceania united states topics: biotechSurviving Citieswww.indymedia.org africa: canada: quebec east asia: japan europe: athens barcelona belgium bristol brussels cyprus germany grenoble ireland istanbul lille linksunten nantes netherlands norway portugal united kingdom latin america: argentina cmi brasil rosario oceania: aotearoa united states: austin big muddy binghamton boston chicago columbus la michigan nyc portland rochester saint louis san diego san francisco bay area santa cruz, ca tennessee urbana-champaign worcester west asia: palestine process: fbi/legal updates process & imc docs projects: radio satellite tv |
json version - view hidden posts
French president denounces Bushby LeFrog Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2003 at 6:28 PMFrench president denounces Bush ultimatum By Elizabeth Bryant United Press International From the International Desk Published 3/18/2003 7:36 AM PARIS, March 18 (UPI) -- < "Iraq does not represent today an immediate threat that justifies an immediate war," Chirac said in remarks to the media delivered from the Elysee presidential palace. < No justification exists for a unilateral declaration of war against Baghdad, Chirac added -- either for the purposes of disarming Iraq or for a regime change. "Regardless of the evolution of events, this ultimatum threatens the idea we have of international relations," the French president said. "It impacts on the future of a people, the future of a region, the stability of the world." < In an earlier communiqué Tuesday, Chirac warned U.S. President George W. Bush and his allies that going outside the U.N. Security Council and opting for force over international law, meant shouldering a heavy responsibility. < His comments echoed criticism and concern aired in Germany, Russia and China, along with the Vatican against Bush's ultimatum to Saddam delivered Monday in an address to the United States. France has been among the most vocal critics of Washington's tough stance on Iraq and Washington's push for military action if Baghdad did not disarm quickly. But a final push by France, Germany and Russia for a non-military resolution to the crisis went nowhere last weekend. < During an address to the nation Monday, Bush indirectly criticized France, saying the country shared Washington's assessment of the danger posed by Iraq but not the United States' resolve to meet it. Chirac's anti-war stance has drawn widespread support at home. Analysts are comparing him to former French President and World War II hero Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle also asserted French independence of U.S. policies, most notably by pulling out of NATO. < Under Chirac's presidency, the country rejoined the alliance in 1995. Recent polls find Chirac basking in unprecedented popularity. The latest, published Tuesday by France's leftist Liberation newspaper, gave the French president a 74-percent approval rating -- on par with de Gaulle's highest rating. << A socialist news paper that loves Marxism>> Still, some pundits believe that score may drop following a series of unpopular new measures at home and possible retaliation overseas for France's anti-war position regarding Iraq. ### Note: The links and text above are provided for your further research and education. www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030318-071648-1977r
|
