[France, under President Jacques Chirac, has emerged as the most assertive member of the trio.] He wants to get France back to the top of the agenda, ... He's going to do a lot of things, most of which we have to allow a little bit of French elan for, a little bit of their style of doing things, but the French nonetheless have a competent military, they have very strong foreign policy objectives. I think we'll see them pursue them. |
a more demanding job. There has been some success, but not enough, as the July 7 attacks in London showed. |
already got its fingers in the continental pie, and will continue that way. |
At 300 to 500 feet, you can actually swim to the surface. It is very dangerous to do so, but it has been done by the British Royal Navy. |
It is just a practical answer to keeping things in. They need to keep certain pieces of kit dry and a shed does that job admirably! |
It is very difficult to defend against the suicide bombers. |
Much of the exhibits this year relate to counterterrorism technology or equipment used in homeland security, |
Much of the exhibits this year relate to counterterrorism technology or equipment used in homeland security. |
Officially, of course, no government is involved in the illegal arms industry, but a lot of them close a blind eye. |
The Americans, French and British -- the people who actually run NATO for all intents and purposes in this conflict -- will decide that they will make the decisions, ... The U.N. operation in Zagreb -- the political side, the civilian side -- will not be involved. |
The Americans, French and British -- the people who actually run NATO for all intents and purposes in this conflict -- will decide that they will make the decisions. The U.N. operation in Zagreb -- the political side, the civilian side -- will not be involved. |
The arms industry, both legal and illegal, is probably the biggest business in the world. |
This is absolutely superb, it should have been done two years ago. You have to screen for a whole range of people -- former Saddam supporters, members of militias or new political groupings, and those with grudges to bear. |
This underlines what people have been forecasting for some time, that Basra is a potential source of trouble, though easily dealt with by British troops until now. |