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March 21, 2003

• U.S.-Led Forces Sweep Into Southern Iraq - U.S. armored forces went deep into southern Iraq, meeting only minor resistance. more...
  
• French fear US 'payback' - This article describes the good news that our boycott may be working. more...
• French fear business backlash -France's refusal to go along with US and liberation of Iraq may make life tougher for French companies that do business with the United States. more...
  

March 20, 2003

• France Denounces Iraq War, Thousands Protest - France warned of serious consequences due to the war in Iraq. About 10,000 anti-war protesters marched on the U.S. Embassy. more...
• French urged not to react to 'francophobia' - French politicians and opinion- farmers urged the country not to desert the moral high ground by resorting to tit-for-tat anti-Americanism and anglophobia. more...
• "The French U.N. Behavior Deserves NutWatch Treatment" - more...
  

March 19, 2003

• The War Begins - US Fires Cruise Missiles at a specific Iraqi target where intelligence reports suggested that Saddam and his Lieutenants may have been staying. Approximately 40 cruise missiles launched by the U.S.
• President Bush Addresses the Nation - President George W Bush has addressed the US from the White House, saying that the allies were in the opening stages of what would be a broad and concerted campaign against Saddam. Transcript...
• French boycott in Village? Non - The Boycott of French products doesn't seem to be having an effect in NY's Greenwich Village. more...
• More Locals Supporting a French Boycott in Support of American Troops - at a restaurant in Las Vegas, employees and customers took a stance against France by pouring French wine down a bidet. more...

March 18, 2003

• France may help if Iraq uses bio weapons - The French military could help the United States if Iraq uses biological or chemical weapons against U.S.-led invaders, the French ambassador to the United States told CNN Tuesday. more...
• Blix: Iraq Won't Use Chemical Weapons - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Tuesday he does not believe Iraq will use chemical or biological weapons during a war, even though it can produce warheads and deadly agents to fill them. more...
• Phil Lempert Says Consumers Support a Boycott of French-Made Products - Philip Lempert, known by both consumers and the food industry as the "Supermarket Guru®" and an expert analyst on consumer and marketing trends, says the results of his SupermarketGuru.com "Future" Quick Poll suggest that consumers are willing to boycott French-made products such as wine and cheese to support the US in its political dispute with France. more...
  

March 17, 2003

• President Bush Gives Saddam 48 Hours to Leave - President Bush said tonight in a speech from the White House that Saddam Hussein has 48 to leave Iraq or face war with the U.S.
  
  Disarming was a condition for ending the Persian Gulf war. Saddam has defied many UN Security Counsel regulations. Peaceful efforts have failed because we're not dealing with peaceful men. He used weapons of mass destruction against his neighbors and his own people. He aids terrorists. US did nothing to deserve this threat.
  
  Congress has voted overwhelmingly to use force. He's violated resolutions 678 and 687 which authorize the use of force. It's a question of will not authority. Iraq will not disarm as long as Saddam has power. France threatened to veto any resolution the the security counsel would pass. UN Security counsel didn't live up to its responsibility of dealing with terror. Decades of terror will end in 48 hours. Saddam is a lawless man who ruled Iraq. Do not appease murderous dictators.
• US Terror Alert Raised to Orange
• George Bush To Address the Nation Tonight. - President Bush will speak at 8 pm to say that Sadam must leave Iraq to prevent war. He will be given a 72 hour ultimatum and a second vote at the UN will not be sought. All UN staff have been ordered out of Iraq.

March 15, 2003

• Bush: U.S. and allies must 'remove a protector of terror' - CNN - President Bush used his Saturday radio address to reiterate the threat he says is posed by Saddam Hussein, on the 15th anniversary of a chemical attack on the Kurds of northern Iraq that killed thousands. More…

March 14, 2003

• Local French Eateries Hurt By Patriotic Snub - WPBF- From Washington to West Palm Beach, there is a movement to avoid all things French, specifically French food and French wine, because the French have not supported the United States' effort against Iraq. More...
• Grapes of Wrath: Give up French Whine - NY Post - more...

March 13, 2003

• PBC commissioners ask residents to ban French products - Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach County commissioners passed a resolution asking residents to boycott French-made products. more...
• French Boycott Expands - WMBB - article describing how U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite proposes bringing the remains of American veterans buried in France back to the United States.
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• Internet Parody Hands French Military a Defeat - Newsday - a Canadian student has fooled Google into displaying some interesting results if you search on "French Military Victories" more...

March 12, 2003

• Canada Urges France to Reconsider U.N. Veto Threat - Yahoo News - Canada urged France on to reconsider its threat to veto any U.N. resolution that authorizes the use of force against Iraq. more ...
• Residents say 'non' to French boycott - TownOnline.com - more...
• Warning for French economy as trade deficit with US narrows - The Scotsman - the US trade deficit with France narrowed almost 10 per cent to $1.02 billion. more...
• Mississippians Protest French Products - WLBT - From French fries to French wine...people angry about France's anti-war position are boycotting French products. Most recently, in Washington...our congressmen have renamed their French fries and French toast. They're now freedom fries and toast. more...

March 11,2003

• U.S. tests massive bomb - CNN - The U.S. tested the biggest conventional bomb in the military's arsenal, a 21,000-pound called Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB. more...
• House cafeterias change names for 'french fries' and 'french toast' - CNN - The cafeteria menus in House office buildings changed the name of "french fries" to "freedom fries," in a rebuke of France from anger over the country's refusal to support the U.S. position on Iraq. more...
• US May Extend UN Deadline - Reuters - The U.S. showed some willingness to extend its March 17 deadline to Iraq for a few days, but failed to win any new support in the U.N. more...
• The Bloody Hands of Jacques Chiraq - NY Post - editorial
• All things French get kissed off over here - AccessAtlanta.com - more...
  

March 10, 2003

• Should Americans Boycott French Products? - Fox News - Partial transcript of a debate that took place on the O'Reilly Factor. more...

March 9, 2003

• Powell: Strong Chance U.S. May Get 9-10 U.N. Votes - Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday it was unclear if the United States would win a U.N. Security Council vote that could clear the way for war with Iraq but he saw a "strong chance" it may get nine or 10 votes. More...
• U.S. seeking support for Iraq resolution - CNN - Bush administration officials are working the phones this weekend in a bid to build support for a proposed U.N. resolution that would give Iraq until March 17 to disarm or face war.
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• US Senator for investigation into French weapons sales to Iraq. Daily Times. The US government should investigate reports that France allowed Iraq to obtain military equipment in violation of UN sanctions, a senior Republican senator said on Saturday. more...

March 8, 2003

• Jack Straw enters verbal sparring match with French counterpart - The Scotsman . Jack Straw, UKs foreign secretary has verbal sparring match with the French representative, Dominique de Villepin. more...
• Bush Steps Up Pressure on U.N. to Take on Iraq - Reuters. President Bush on Saturday stepped up pressure on reluctant U.N. Security Council members to set a March 17 deadline for Iraq to disarm or face military action, digging in for what may be a losing diplomatic battle. more...

March 7, 2003

• French Boycott Hits Home - from WCAX.com . read about boycott taking place in Vermont more...
• Probe sought of French parts sales - from Washington Times. Bill Gerts reports that France has allowed Iraq to violate the UN sanctions by according to a senior senator. more...
• Germany, France, Russia issue an unequivocal 'no'. New York Times. On Wednesday these countries said they are against war in Iraq now. more...
  

March 6, 2003

• French-wine drinkers weigh in on war drumbeats
• Anti-French internet site scores hit in US
• Iraq dispute may spark U.S.-EU trade spat
• PBS Show Gunning for Saddam

March 5, 2003

• US Arabs who pray for deliverance from Saddam
• France, Russia and Germany harden stance
• Saudi Takes More Steps to Back U.S. War Effort
• Local Restauranteur Bans French Products - WCPO.com
• There are plenty of solid reasons to boycott French - NashvilleCityPaper.com

Previous News

• Iraq to Submit VX Report; More Missiles Scrapped - Reuters.com
• Bush backers shun "French" fries, German tourists - PlanetArk.org
• Hoist a toast to the French and freedom - Post-Gazette.com
• Boycotting French and German products may not be so bad after all - ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com
• Top al Qaeda operative caught in Pakistan - CNN
• Turkey Rejects US Troop Deployment - CT Now.com
• U.S. Lowers Terror Alert Level to Yellow - WINS 1010
• Iraq Agrees to Destroy Al Samoud Missiles - WINS 1010
• Chirac no 'yes' man on Iraq - CNN
• French businesses blame dip on boycott - PalmBeachPost.com
• Boycott France? You talking to moi? - Clarion Ledger
• French war stance brings local boycott - Daily Herald
• French Whining Triggers Wine Boycott - New York Sun
• Hollywood Publicist Calls for French Wine Boycott - Reuters
• Political tension fuels French jokes in US - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
• Fried politics: Restaurant serves 'freedom fries' - CNN