French Agree to Military Project

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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/01/21/011.html

ST. PETERSBURG -- Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said he and his French colleague Michele Alliot-Marie had agreed Thursday to study the feasibility of jointly developing an unmanned combat aircraft.

Meeting in the northern city of St. Petersburg, the two ministers also discussed cooperation in the development of munitions and heavy helicopters, as well as in space, Interfax reported.

"The joint design of military hardware will make our compatibility better," Interfax quoted Alliot-Marie as saying.

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier was due to arrive in Moscow later Thursday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. All four ministers were due to take part in a session of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council.

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[rooboy]

1. I hope those of you on this board who criticize President Bush...

will finally apologize and admit that he is a uniter, not a divider.

[renaissanceguy]

2. He is true to his word.

He unites people into polarized groups.

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/472476

[UL_Approved]

3. "You're either with us, or you're against us."

It's interesting to see Russian and other nations developing UCAVs these days. This is where the arms race of the future will take us.