The whore of the Republic

Article Abstract:

Elf employed Christine Deviers-Joncour to lobby the French government for Thomson, which sought to sell frigates to Taiwan, a deal initially vetoed by the French government. The veto was removed in 1991. Deviers-Joncour was a lover of the French foreign minister, Ronald Dumas. He claims that he opposed the deal, and did not receive commission from Elf. Deviers-Joncours received another commission, and has been investigated for corruption. Dumas is under pressure to resign.

Ship Building and Repairing, Military Ships, France, Investigations, Political aspects, Corruption investigation, Naval vessels, Shipbuilding industry, Defense contracts

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Who will blink first? Iraq

Article Abstract:

Iraq claims it is refusing to go along with UN peace requirements because the UN is being intrusive and because it believes the Security Council is the puppet of the US. Most important is Iraq's refusal to allow inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture, which reportedly has weaponry information.

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The whore of Babylon and the horseman of plague

Article Abstract:

The United Nations Special Commission on Iraq has had a difficult time tracking down and eliminating Iraq's biological weapons. The number of nations developing germ-warfare has doubled since 1975, and despite the Chemical Weapons Convention, detection is still difficult.

Biological weapons, Control

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