Friday, April 16, 2004
Now THAT'S The Free World I Know And Love!
Associated Press: Europe rejects purported Bin Laden truce
LONDON - Key European nations, including Iraq war opponents Germany and France, vigorously rejected a truce offer purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying there could be no negotiating with his al-Qaida terrorist network.
In Italy, a nation shocked by the killing of an Italian civilian captured by militants in Iraq, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said it was "unthinkable that we may open a negotiation with bin Laden, everybody understands this."
French President Jacques Chirac, one of the firmest opponents of the war that ousted Saddam Hussein, was equally clear: "No dealings are possible with terrorists."
Germany, which is now helping train Iraqi police, also strongly rejected the truce offer. "Any attempt to split Europe will fail," said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Spain's incoming Socialist government - which promised to pull all 1,300 Spanish troops out of Iraq - also denounced the message.
"What we want is peace, democracy and freedom," said incoming Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
Says British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw: "One has to treat such claims, such proposals, with the contempt they deserve."
Nice.
In other news, two huge, spherical orbs of iron have mysteriously sprouted from the Bavarian Alps, in what scientists are calling "the tectonic event of the century."
Splash, out
Jason
LONDON - Key European nations, including Iraq war opponents Germany and France, vigorously rejected a truce offer purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying there could be no negotiating with his al-Qaida terrorist network.
In Italy, a nation shocked by the killing of an Italian civilian captured by militants in Iraq, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said it was "unthinkable that we may open a negotiation with bin Laden, everybody understands this."
French President Jacques Chirac, one of the firmest opponents of the war that ousted Saddam Hussein, was equally clear: "No dealings are possible with terrorists."
Germany, which is now helping train Iraqi police, also strongly rejected the truce offer. "Any attempt to split Europe will fail," said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Spain's incoming Socialist government - which promised to pull all 1,300 Spanish troops out of Iraq - also denounced the message.
"What we want is peace, democracy and freedom," said incoming Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
Says British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw: "One has to treat such claims, such proposals, with the contempt they deserve."
Nice.
In other news, two huge, spherical orbs of iron have mysteriously sprouted from the Bavarian Alps, in what scientists are calling "the tectonic event of the century."
Splash, out
Jason
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