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Monday, January 27, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:42 AM:
French news headlines:Le Monde: "Iraq: UN Report in the Shadow of War." Says Le Monde, France and the UK want to delay for more inspections and the US might agree. Meanwhile, SecState Powell has said "multilateralism cannot become inaction," warning the US's patience is limited.
Le Figaro: "Abdijan: Anger Orchestrated Against France." If France is warning the US about the dangers of meddling, it might take its own advice. Calm has returned to the capital, but things were a mess for a couple of days with partisans of President Ghabo deeply upset with the way France forced a resolution of things. Incidentally, there's an editorial: "Ivory Coast: necessary determination." One wonders why they aren't writing the same editorials about the US needing to do what has to be done.
Libé: "Ivory Coast: France held hostage." Specifically, things French and things owned by the French are getting attacked all over Abdijan by partisans of Pres. Ghabo who aren't pleased with the way peace negotiations forced his hand. We mentioned the embassy fire last night. Apparently there's more.
We're still waiting for the French to explain why their sudden and dramatic intervention makes them heroes while US action to deal with a tyrant who has gassed his own people draws such opprobrium. Perhaps because the former allows France to pretend to its former status as a leading nation while the latter shows who is truly capable of action on a grand scale these days. Saw "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" again the other day ($2 at the SuperSaver!) and wonder if the French would be more pliable if we had let them think taking out Iraq was their idea.
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