Jan 31, 2008

What Is Going On Here?

15707 (2007). Heather Roy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (07 Sep 2007): What reports or briefings if any have been prepared by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials regarding the speech given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the launch of Thales New Zealand on Monday 3 September 2007; what was the content of any reports or briefings and who were they prepared for?
Rt Hon Winston Peters (Minister of Foreign Affairs) replied: None.


Was this the speech we heard about at which Winston embarrassed every New Zealander in the room by suggesting that French investment in New Zealand was better than American investment, and that Lockheed Martin has overthrown the Allende regime in Chile???

Was this New Zealand policy?

Was it appropriate for the New Zealand Foreign Minister to say this?

We wonder what Secretary Rice says about this?