I remember some Freepers speculating just that, that France was behind it in an effort to undermine the President and the war. I wish I could remember which Freepers; they deserve to be recognizes, IMO.
Oh, and I wonder when the NYT, Newsweek, CBS et all will report on this development. Oh, that's right...never.
I've mentioned the French connection several times, but I could have sworn I saw it posted here from the earliest news stories.
See my link in #31 on this thread...it was a CIA/French coup.