When most of the world population is against going to war without a UN resolution it is interesting that a US representative sees France as isolating themselves by taking the same position. Only in the USA you say. Thank goodness.
Cheers, Ken Hanly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sabri Oncu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PEN-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ALIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: [PEN-L:35497] French Embassy responds: French fries actually come from Belgium > French Fries Get New Name in Congress > Tue Mar 11, 1:49 PM ET Add Politics - U. S. Congress to My > Yahoo! > > By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer > > WASHINGTON - Show the flag and pass the ketchup was the order of > the day in House cafeterias Tuesday. Lawmakers struck a lunchtime > blow against the French and put "freedom fries" on the menu. > > And for breakfast they'll now have "freedom toast." > > The name changes follow similar actions by restaurants around the > country protesting French opposition to the administration's Iraq > (news - web sites) war plans. > > "Update. Now Serving in All House Office Buildings, 'Freedom > Fries,'" read a sign that Republican Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and > Walter Jones of North Carolina placed at the register in the > Longworth Office Building food court. > > Jones said he was inspired by Cubbie's restaurant in Beaufort, > N.C., in his district, one of the first to put "freedom fries" on > the menu instead of french fries. > > "This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show the > strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of > our so-called ally, France," said Ney, chairman of the House > Administration Committee. > > Ney, whose panel oversees House operations, ordered the menu > changes. > > The French Embassy in Washington had no immediate comment, except > to say that french fries actually come from Belgium. > > Ney said he was of French descent and "once the French government > comes around we can get back to talking about french fries." > > On a more serious note, Republican Jim Saxton of New Jersey has > proposed a ban on Pentagon (news - web sites) participation in > this year's Paris Air Show and restrictions on French > participation in any postwar construction projects in Iraq. > > But House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said at a news > conference that applying legislative sanctions to France was not > necessary. "I don't think we have to retaliate against France. > They've isolated themselves pretty well," he said. > > http://tinyurl.com/7b4g >
