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Tweet>From Associated Press
March 21, 2003
FRESNO -- Pierre Frik feared that if the country went to war in Iraq, he
might be targeted by zealots because of his Middle Eastern background.
He never imagined he'd be vulnerable because French Cleaners is the
name of his small chain.
The Lebanese native said he picked the name on a whim, making the
Eiffel Tower the logo. But as relations between the United States and France
soured over a war with Iraq, Frik said, he was hit by the backlash.
Customers have spit on checks and passersby make obscene gestures, he
said. On Wednesday, his Modesto shop was damaged in a fire. He said he later
learned that his two other shops had been vandalized.
"We're very concerned about French-bashing going on across the
country," French Consulate spokesman Yo-Jung Chen said Thursday.
"The fire and the vandalism are the only negative incidents we've heard
of so far in California, but we've received many phone calls and e-mails
since the crisis started," Chen said. "Many of them are simply insults.
People seem to be really upset about the position taken by France in the
U.N."
France had threatened to block a U.N. resolution authorizing force
against Iraq.
Frik, who became a U.S. citizen after emigrating from Lebanon in 1977,
said he's worried about his family; his children and wife help run the
shops.
"I had no problem before as a Middle Easterner," Frik said. But when
France took its antiwar stance, "it all started."
Police in Turlock are investigating the vandalism at Frik's shop there
as a hate crime: Obscenities were scratched on a window, shattering it.
At his Ceres store, pellet holes were found in a window. "We really
didn't think anything of it at the time," said Sgt. Brent Smith. "Officers
just went out and took a report."
Authorities estimated the fire damage to Frik's Modesto store at
$500,000 but said it's too early to classify it as suspicious.
"It does seem unusual," said Modesto Det. Doug Ridenour. "Now we just
have to see if it's a crime."
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Tweetvandoo... thikn nato is gonna fall apart? (un too)
TweetOriginally posted by LOCO
vandoo... thikn nato is gonna fall apart? (un too)
Nope, will even get stronger,
but It will take years to rebuilt the US image around the world.
Good think would that the US really build Iraq, bring stable democracy and change, nothing happened in Afghanistan yet. Will they hold to their words, hope so, so it will shut a lot of people.
Actually today I heard something funny, a theory, well an Art Bell type theory LOL
No offences, sure some people will get offended anyways
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Tweetart bell theory? what is it?
that reminds me, i remeber art bell had a show once (back when he was still broadcasting) where they were talking how the next big war will be between the us and nato...
TweetUS and NATO, HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
poor him, him and his milicia anti new world order! Sorry he spent too much time with Aliens!
Here the theory, the US admin, and the Bush family and friends are ALIENS that came to earth to exploit the planet ressources. So now they are going for the middle east, when there will be no oil left, they will turn to Canada for water!
when they will be done here, the Pentagon and the White House will FLY In the sky and search for another planet!
Weird, instead of laughing we all went silent in a deep thinking stage!
freeeeeeaky!
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Tweetdamn aliens...
but regarding the drinking water, it's true there will be wars fought over water in the future...
read the book "resource wars" by micheal klare... it's all in there...
TweetOriginally posted by LOCO
damn aliens...
but regarding the drinking water, it's true there will be wars fought over water in the future...
read the book "resource wars" by micheal klare... it's all in there...
nah!!!!!!!
don't believe 1/100th of out there!
and specially dont believe the crap of Huntington! I hate that *****, wait everyone in the field hates him.
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TweetSamuel Huntington?
TweetOriginally posted by LOCO
Samuel Huntington?
Huntttttttttie!!!!!! that fugly from Harvard! Now he has credibility since 9/11, yeah right!
:2gunsfiri huntie
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Tweetyeab that's him..... he does suck indeed...
Tweet"The Clash of Civilizations"... supposed to be a good read tho...
TweetOriginally posted by LOCO
"The Clash of Civilizations"... supposed to be a good read tho...
Yes, if you are not a Pol Sci grad, if so you laught your ass off and write a thesis to trash talk him in Foreign Affairs
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