From the guy formerly known as defending the French guy:

Hey wait a minute!
The info I sent you does not absolve the French of anything. This could still easily be prohibited dual-use materials.
No-one (well, no-one worth listening to) is accusing the French of selling chemical weapons to the Iraqis…but they are accused of selling dual-use chemicals and other technology in violation of the sanctions regime.
I guess I should have signed that last email “Speaking the French” guy, since I was only trying to shed light on what MSNBC was showing, not spin it one way or another.