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Sunday, June 01, 2003
posted by gbarto at 3:18 AM:
French news headlines:Le Monde leads with The Diplomatic Offensive of George W. Bush, covering the President's trip overseas, starting with Warsaw and St. Petersburg. In the AFP breaking news box, meanwhile, we learn that Aung San Suu Kyi is under arrest. The Burmese government phrases it differently, saying she is "under the protection of local authorities" after four died in fights between supporters of the ruling junta and partisans of her movement. Kyi's house arrest - also described as "under government protection" - had been lifted after she won the Nobel Peace Prize in May, 2002. Burmese authorities are keeping mum on what they have planned this time, but won't rule out forcible extraction back to Rangoun where it would be easier for the government to keep an eye on her and keep her away from her supporters.
Ouest-France has an editorial up top, An Ever More Human Globalization. The writer asserts the importance of globalisation but also the need for the developed world to help the third world. Interesting fact or factoid - no idea if it's true or hyperbole: The average third worlder lives on a euro a day; the average cow in the EU gets two. The editorial closes with a call for anti-globalists to be alter-globalists, renouncing violence and working peacefully to create a better world for all.
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