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Our two big enemies in the French government - Chirac and De Villepin, have self destructed.

Hurray.

Regards, Ivan

1 posted on 05/01/2006 12:27:03 AM PDT by MadIvan

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2 posted on 05/01/2006 12:27:32 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)

Our two big enemies in the French government - Chirac and De Villepin, have self destructed.

But they're still running things...

After all, it's France...

3 posted on 05/01/2006 12:36:29 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored

>>Ivan: Our two big enemies in the French government - Chirac and De Villepin, have self destructed.<<

I wish I had confidence they would be replaced by someone better -both of Chiracs opponants in the last election would likely have been worse.

>> an investigation into a campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy, the Interior Minister and arch enemy of both men.<<

I'm glad our President is not forced to put his worst enemies into his cabinet.

>>The leak, published by Le Monde, indicated that M de Villepin had instructed a senior intelligence officer in 2004 to follow up claims, which turned out to be bogus, that M Sarkozy held an illegal bank account in Italy, fuelled by bribes from the sale of naval frigates.<<

I'm having trouble understanding why investigating serious allegations is such a problem. But then I've never undersood the French in spite of being born there and taking 8 years of French.

4 posted on 05/01/2006 2:15:27 AM PDT by gondramB (He who angers you, in part, controls you. But he may not enjoy what the rest of you does about it.)

Nice to begin the week with some good news.

5 posted on 05/01/2006 5:37:21 AM PDT by Malesherbes

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