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France’s pro-nuke President dismisses human rights concerns

France, Kazakhs ink military transit, energy deals By PETER LEONARD (AP) –Associated Press Writer Angela Charlton contributed to this report from Paris., Kazakhstan 6 Oct 09 French President Nicolas Sarkozy scored a diplomatic coup Tuesday during a visit to energy-rich Kazakhstan, overseeing an agreement to allow military hardware for French forces fighting in Afghanistan to pass through Kazakh territory and clinching a raft of lucrative energy deals.Facing criticism over its human rights record, Kazakhstan won a measure of support from Sarkozy…………. Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Kazakhstan, secrets,lies and civil liberties, spinbuster | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, Sarkozy, uranium | Leave a comment