Chirac to embarrass Bush at G8 conference
President Chirac is preparing to embarrass Emperor Snippy at the forthcoming G8 summit in France by laying out an agenda heavy on environmental, development and economic issues and light on the fight against terrorism.
The summit at Evian on June 2 and June 3 will be the first time M Chirac and the Simian Pants-stuffer have met since their diplomatic war preceding military action in Iraq. However, M Chirac, as the host, is arranging the meeting on his terms.
He said Evian's main goal would be "to build the institutions and rules of a global democracy, open and interconnected", a swipe at the American administration, which has little patience for such rhetoric.
The main themes of the summit would be reviving the world economy, solidarity with poor countries, responding to pandemics such as AIDS, climate change and finally the fight against terrorism.
The White House would have preferred the fight against terrorism to head the list, but M Chirac is loath to let the summit become a victory lap for Mr Bush. - Snipped from here. Mostly (thanks to DemoUnderground).
Karrrrrrrl...I don't hafta go, do I?
Can't we blow somethin' up so's I don't hafta??
May 21, 2003
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