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click here for a bigger sunsetOne small voice in the proud tradition of FreeBlogging*Wednesday, September 17, 2003posted by gbarto at 3:20 AM:French news headlines:Le Monde: Middle East: The American Position In Question. Specifically, they want to know why we simultaneously blocked a resolution to protect Yassir Arafat and threatened to cut off Israel's aid if they kept expanding into the Occupied Territories. Maybe they've never heard of passive-agressives... or maybe the US thinks it's better for us to prod the Israelis while letting the Palestinians know they can't count on the international community to cover for their terrorism than to throw the whole thing over to a broadly anti-Semitic body with a bad track record with Israel. Le Figaro: Chirac's Support for Raffarin. The President has been campaigning and advancing his party's agenda. Libération: Chirac Resurfaces to Help Raffarin. Ouest-France: Chirac: Reform Will Be Pursued. * * *
French Elections, 1st round
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