French PM wades into a tide of anti-Americanism By John Lichfield in Paris 03 April 2003 The Prime Minister of France, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, is expected to make a statement today denouncing anti-Americanism and making it clear that France is "on the side of democracy" in the Iraq war. Although the French government remains convinced that the war is unjustified and probably illegal, M. Raffarin has been alarmed by signs of growing anti-American and anti-Semitic feeling at anti-war demonstrations in Paris and other French cities. He has also been disturbed by an opinion poll earlier this week that suggested one in...