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Video: Hollande Capitulates to EU Pressure on Labor Laws Risking His Own Presidency
Renaud Lambert of Le Monde Diplomatique says Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, came to France to endorse Hollande and his decree on restrictive labor reforms Continue reading
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West Leverages Paris Attacks for Syria Endgame By Tony Cartalucci
With its serendipitously strengthened hand and with France taking a more prominent role, the West is attempting to reassert not only its narrative, but its agenda regarding the ongoing conflict in Syria, an agenda that has – as of late – been derailed by Russia’s military intervention and recent gains made on the battlefield by… Continue reading
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Selected Articles: “Selective Empathy”, Double Standard Regarding Paris Terror Attacks By Global Research News
15 November 2015 — Global Research Selected Articles: “Selective Empathy”, Double Standard Regarding Paris Terror Attacks By Global Research News French Security Left Blind During November 13 Paris Terror Attacks By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, November 15 2015 I have received a report from European security that there was a massive cyber attack on French systems Continue reading
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Paris Charlie: The “Shock Doctrine” par Excellence By Peter Koenig
On 12 January the French Parliament approved with almost unanimity – with one abstention only – the budget for France’s continuous and enlarged involvement in the new war on Iraq, a new war engagement led by Washington and supported by its vassals, UK, Canada, Australia and France. Aircraft carriers and troops were immediately mobilized, not… Continue reading
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Charlie Hebdo: News and Analysis
15 January 2015 — williambowles.info The Charlie Hebdo Story Simply Doesn’t Wash By Paul Craig RobertsThe attack on Charlie Hebdo serves to cow France and place France back under Washington’s thumb. Continue reading
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French anti-terrorism law tramples fundamental democratic rights By Kumaran Ira
On Wednesday July 9, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve presented the bill at a ministerial cabinet meeting. It is to be discussed in the parliament at the end of this month. The bill would allow the Interior Ministry to impose travel bans on individuals, including minors, to keep them from traveling to Syria or other countries… Continue reading
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Laurent Fabius and Justice By Thierry Meyssan
Laurent Fabius’ proposal to the International Criminal Court for crimes committed in Syria was rejected by the UN. Indeed, hidden behind the appearance of justice, the ICC is a tool of Western imperialism. Its procedure is grotesque, it does not hesitate to invent imaginary crimes to convict defendants and it participates in NATO propaganda operations.… Continue reading
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Against Censorship, in Any Media The Dieudonné Affair By Serge Halimi
France’s Minister Valls: a mediocre, ambitious opportunist now dictating the ethics of speech. And all in what passes for a socialist regime. As we see in the UK, it’s amazing how quickly “Western democracies” move toward authoritarianism when it suits the ruling circles. Continue reading
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The Quenelle: Blame Dr Strangelove and the Bomb By Stuart Littlewood
The Quenelle is a gesture, some claim, made famous by the French comic Dieudonné M’bala M’bala. As explained by the BBC it involves touching or gripping your shoulder with one hand while holding the palm of your other hand outstretched and pointing to the ground. “Some describe it as a combination of the bras d’honneur… Continue reading
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France publishes intelligence brief for war in Syria based on lies By Alex Lantier
France’s intelligence services released a perfunctory, eight-page brief for war with Syria yesterday, as Socialist Party (PS) Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with leaders of France’s right-wing opposition parties to press them to support President François Hollande’s war drive. Continue reading
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French Colonial Dreams Linger as Raison d’être in Syria By Andrew McKillop
Under pressure to conform to Obama and Cameron’s democratic route to authoriszation of military forces, French leader Francois Hollande has since backed down from his previously hawkish stance, saying he will wait for a parliamentary vote before committing France to an attack on Syria. So why the imperial overtures from France to begin with? Continue reading
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The Snowden Affair and the Destruction of Effective Democracy in Europe By Diana Johnstone
Certainly, the facts of NSA spying are significant. But many people suspected that something of the sort was going on. The refusal of France, Italy and Portugal to allow the private aircraft of the President of Bolivia to cross their airspace on the mere suspicion that Edward Snowden might be aboard is rather more astonishing. Continue reading
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France Channels Weapons to Syrian Al Qaeda Terrorists Involved in Massacre of Civilians in Hatlah village, Der Ezzor By Gearóid Ó Colmáin
The Western press was mute on the Syrian war on June 12th as reports came of another massacre carried out by the so called ‘rebels’, who are in fact members of al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda affiliated groups. Among those massacred in the village of Hatlah in the region of Deir e Zohr were dozens of women… Continue reading
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France’s Media Admits that the Syrian “Opposition” is Al Qaida. Then Justifies French Government Support to the Terrorists By Gearóid Ó Colmáin
In a report published on the 11th of April French daily Le Monde admits that rebels fighting the government of the Syrian Arab Republic are dominated by Japhat Al Nosra, a terrorist group linked to Al Qaida. The admission comes after two years of non-stop disinformation trumpeted from all French mainstream media outlets from the… Continue reading
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French army suppresses reporting of Mali war By Ernst Wolff
Since the start of the war the French army, in collaboration with the Malian army, has systematically prevented reporters and journalists from any possibility of conducting objective reporting. Continue reading
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No Sign of Peace or Reconciliation in France-Controlled Mali By Roger Annis
France perpetrated two large deceptions in conducting its military intervention into Mali more than seven weeks ago. These have been universally accepted in mainstream media reporting. The first is that the unilateral decision to invade Mali on January 11, 2013 was hastily made, prompted by imminent military threats by Islamic fundamentalist forces against the south… Continue reading
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Video: Mali and the Africa Land Grab
Sasha Ross: France wants to secure North Mali’s rice fields as a food supply for Libya; part of land grabs taking place all over Africa Continue reading
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War in Mali: France in Africa – Fifth Republic or Third Empire? By Dmitry Minin
Paris has its own history of meddling into affairs of former French West African colonies, Cote D’Ivoire, for instance. The black continent (Libya, Mali) interventions have increased in scale and have become more frequent. It has given a rise to talks about the revival of French colonial policy. Continue reading
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