Paris policy makes few friends in Iraq
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At a time when Muslim extremists in Iraq are killing even hostages who are fellow Muslims, France is meeting the limits of its Arab-friendly policy and finds itself with few options, analysts say.
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BAGHDAD -- Three months after the start of the security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the capital, they control fewer than one-third of the city's neighborhoods, far short of the initial goal for the operation, according to some commanders and an internal military assessment.
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Paris - The Paris Club of creditor nations, with the exception of Russia, has reached an agreement in principle to slash debts Iraq owes to the group by up to 80%, a well-placed official said on Sunday.
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Analysis: There's less difference than it may seem in how Republicans and Democrats want to manage Iraq
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Dealing a blow to a U.S.-backed strategy for Lebanon, France has refused to participate in a meeting of nations that could send troops to help monitor a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, even though it may join &#151; and possibly even lead &#151; such a force.
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France appears reluctant to commit its own forces to save the government, but the rebels are unlikely to win much recognition if they win
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French President Jacques Chirac began a two-day visit to London for an annual Anglo-French summit, with Iraq still a sore point in relations between the two European powers.
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BERLIN, Oct. 7 -- As part of its stealth effort to evade U.N. sanctions and rebuild its military, the Iraqi government under President Saddam Hussein found that it had no shortage of people around the world who were willing to help. Among them: a French arms dealer known only as "Mr. Claude," who made a surreptitious visit to Iraq four years ago to provide technical expertise and training.
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Maybe "freedom fries" taste better in France. After political squabbles over the Iraq war soured U.S.-French relations, more American tourists are visiting Paris this year, tourism officials say.
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CAIRO AND PARIS A kidnapping campaign originally focused on terrorizing foreign companies and countries into leaving Iraq has now turned on France, one of the foremost Western critics of the US invasion of ...
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The White Houseâs strategy calls on diplomats to head to some of Iraqâs most hostile regions, but many refuse to go.
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Iraq, once thought to be a political albatross for President George W. Bush, is turning out to be more of a headache for his Democratic rival John Kerry despite the continuing turmoil and mounting US death toll.
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The U.S. intelligence community has failed to provide policymakers with  a clear understanding of the Iraq insurgency, the role of militias or the level of violence in that country, according to the Iraq Study Group.
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The idea is backed by the U.N. but is opposed by other Iraqi leaders, among them the countryÂs Kurdish president and Mr. MalikiÂs chief Shiite rival.
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He sent troops to Iraq against stiff opposition in Paris and Berlin, rejected the Euro as fellow leaders embraced economic harmony and angered neighbors by playing hardball over the European Union budget.
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French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the âtrue friendshipâ between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.
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Hopes for two French journalists held captive in Iraq faded on Saturday when Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, who had been on a mission to the Middle East to secure their release, returned to Paris with no news ...