Utopia Talk / Politics / France wants Stat of Lib back

williamthebastard Member	Mon Mar 17 03:06:41 Glucksmann, a staunch defender of Ukraine, spoke at a party convention and took time to scold the U.S. for what he viewed as a shifting position on values. "Give us back the Statue of Liberty," he said, according to the Agence France-Presse (AFP). "We're going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: 'Give us back the Statue of Liberty.'" He added: "We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So, it will be just fine here at home." "The second thing we're going to say to the Americans is: 'If you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom and their sense of innovation, their taste for doubt and research, have made your country the world's leading power, then we're going to welcome them,'" Glucksmann said Sunday. http://www...-return-statue-liberty-2045670
Paramount Member	Mon Mar 17 05:57:47 Are they going to say a third thing also, or was that all they are gonna say?
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Mon Mar 17 06:59:34 Useless limp dick symbolism, I can see why it caught your attention.
Paramount Member	Mon Mar 17 09:38:53 Macron to EU colleagues: Stop buying American, buy European PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron wants to lead a charm offensive to convince EU countries to stop buying U.S. defense equipment and buy French and European instead. Macron, who has been calling for years to direct defense spending toward EU products, said he wants to convince other European countries that are currently "buying American" to shift to local options. "My intention is to go and convince European states that have become accustomed to buying American," he said on Saturday in an interview with several French media including Nice-Matin and Le Parisien. "Those who buy Patriot should be offered the new-generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy the F-35, should be offered the Rafale. That's the way to increase the rate of production," he said. http://www...-buying-american-buy-european/
williamthebastard Member	Mon Mar 17 10:49:41 On a Canadian site: SAY NO TO THE USA F-35 Say good bye to an overall deal of $200B which includes purchase, training, maintenance and future upgrading. THE SWEDISH BUILT GRIFFIN IS AS GOOD A FIGHTER AS THE F35, IT’S FASTER, LONGER RANGE, IS A MULTI ROLE FIGHTER, CHEAPER, and WILL BE BUILT HERE IN CANADA
williamthebastard Member	Mon Mar 17 10:54:24 Canada reconsiders the purchase of the F-35 fighter and could opt for the Swedish Gripen Portugal announced on Thursday that it is reconsidering the purchase of the F-35 This Thursday, the decision of the Portuguese government to reconsider the purchase of the F-35 to replace the F-16 fighters of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP), a purchase that had been announced in April 2024 by the Chief of Staff of the FAP, General João Cartaxo Alves. The decision to reverse the purchase was announced by Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Melo, pointing to the change in US foreign policy and possible "limitations on use, maintenance, components, and everything related to ensuring the aircraft will be operational." The Swedish JAS-39 Gripen could be Canada's alternative to the F-35 Yesterday, the CBC reported that Canada has already paid for its first 16 F-35As, with delivery scheduled for early 2026. Canada is therefore the first country to reconsider purchasing this aircraft once the first batch has been contracted. Regarding the alternatives the Canadian government is considering, the CBC notes: "Blair is suggesting that the first F-35s might be accepted and the remainder of the fleet would be made up of aircraft from European suppliers, such as the Swedish-built Saab Gripen, which finished second in the competition" for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) program, launched to replace the Canadian Hornets. http://www...ld-opt-for-the-swedish-gripen/
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