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Wednesday, February 12, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:47 AM:
Here come your French news headlines:Le Monde leads with Osama: Osama calls for defense of Iraq. He says Iraqis and others should bring holy war (jihad) to the Americans.
Le Figaro leads with Bush: Washington decides to ignore the peace camp. Also important, NATO's crumbling with respect to Turkey's defense.
Libé, meantime, fronts domestic political news: UMP's flagrant electoral hold-up. M. Chirac's party, called upon to do something about the way Le Pen surged in last spring's election, has crafted a piece of "reform" judged extremely self-serving. Whatever one thinks of the charge, it is interesting that the Raffarin government has decided to pass the legislation on a fast-track party-line plan rather than allowing any debate.
Libé also offers this piece, suggesting that for the US and France, "The worst is before us." The article paints a picture of Paris and Washington at odds, suggesting both have their problems but the most likely casualty in all this is a UN that, it seems, isn't big enough for the US and France. Surprisingly, the tone of the article is matter of fact and relatively neutral. If only Figaro could manage such level-headed balance (we won't even bother with such hopes for Le Monde).
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