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Germany, Belgium and France cave in to the USA/UK and Eastern Europe on Nato weapons for the Turkey

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday February 17, 2003 10:29author by anti Nato

Its suprising they held out this long, the US bribes must have increased

It looks like the dirty deal has been done, perhaps saturdays crowds frightened them also. France is now coming out with some nonsense about the USA threat of war being helpful!

I suppose at least we now know where we stand. I wonder if the EU will follow suit today and come to heel or has the USA met their price yet in some dirty backroom deal? FF are saying that the peace march on saturday is in line with their policies!

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not over yet
author by nanpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 11:14author address author phone

Sure the Belgian Government gave in - but I suspect there will be other diplomatic attempts at wrench throwing soon.

If the governments do not respond to the protests now they will pay dearly for it later.

they know this.

Dont trust politicans
author by weapons inspection in the USApublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 11:53author address author phone

Belgium gave in, France saved face and let it pass through a Nato committee it was not on and noone knowsw what Germany said before they changed their minds. None of them have any qualms about sending weapons to the Turkish torture state. Bloody politicans.

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