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04/05/2004:

"France 'sought secret UN deal' in bid to avert row"

The French government offered a surprise compromise to the US president, George Bush, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, according to a detailed investigation published in Vanity Fair this week.

The report undermines the public perception of France standing resolutely against the US and Britain in the United Nations security council as the two countries tried to win a second resolution in support of war.
www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1185847,00.html