On 17 Mar 2003 at 14:48, Bryon Daly wrote: > "J.D. Giorgis" wrote: > > > Before the ambassadors of the three countries entered > > a closed Security Council session this morning on > > Iraq, Greenstock announced, "We have had to conclude > > that council consensus will not be possible," adding > > that the three countries would therefore not seek a > > vote on the draft resolution. "One country in > > particular has underlined its intention to veto a > > resolution no matter what the circumstances," > > Greenstock said, referring to France without naming > > the country. > > What's with this "referring to France without naming the > country" stuff. Colin Powell does that a lot, too. Are they > trying to be polite/diplomatic by not pointing a finger at France > directly?
I see it as a form of snub, myself. I'm not sure how it plays out diplomatically. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
