The more we find out about the relationship between France and Iraq, the uglier it gets. It makes me wonder if we invaded the right country. Today, the Washington Times notes that France has supplied fleeing Iraqi officials with French passports to help them evade capture.

The French government secretly supplied fleeing Iraqi officials with passports in Syria that allowed them to escape to Europe... The French support, which was revealed through sensitive intelligence-gathering means, angered Pentagon, State Department and intelligence officials in Washington because it undermined the search for senior aides to Saddam, who fled Iraq in large numbers after the fall of Baghdad on April 9.

In their own defense, French officials blamed the VRWC. "France formally denies this type of allegation, which is not only contrary to reality but is intended to discredit our nation," said Nathalie Loiseau, a spokeswoman for the French Embassy. "It is certainly time for rumors of this type - totally unfounded and a dishonor to those who spread them - to stop."